Nannostomus beckfordi

Golden pencilfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species: N. beckfordi
Binomial name
Nannostomus beckfordi
Günther, 1872

Nannostomus beckfordi, commonly known as the golden pencil fish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the Lebiasinidae family of characins.[1] It occurs widely and commonly in swamps and slow-moving waters in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname.[2]

References

  1. "Nannostomus beckfordi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved Feb 12, 2012.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Nannostomus beckfordi" in FishBase. November 2011 version.


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