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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae Pencilfishes
Subfamily: Pyrrhulininae
Genus: Nannostomus

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20 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Nannostomus anduzei Fernandez & Weitzman, 1987

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Nannostomus anduzei
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Nannostomus beckfordi Günther, 1872

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Nannostomus beckfordi
[Golden pencilfish]

Photo by AquaNet

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Nannostomus bifasciatus Hoedeman, 1954

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Nannostomus bifasciatus
[Whiteside pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Nannostomus britskii Weitzman, 1978

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Nannostomus britskii
[Spotstripe pencilfish]

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South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Nannostomus digrammus (Fowler, 1913)

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Nannostomus digrammus
[Twostripe pencilfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nannostomus eques Steindachner, 1876

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Nannostomus eques
[Brown pencilfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Nannostomus erythrurus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Nannostomus espei (Meinken, 1956)

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Nannostomus espei
[Barred pencilfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Nannostomus grandis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Nannostomus harrisoni (Eigenmann, 1909)

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Nannostomus harrisoni
[Blackstripe pencilfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Nannostomus limatus
[Elegant pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Nannostomus marginatus Eigenmann, 1909

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Nannostomus marginatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nannostomus marilynae Weitzman & Cobb, 1975

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Nannostomus marilynae
[Greenstripe pencilfish]

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South America
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Nannostomus minimus Eigenmann, 1909

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Nannostomus minimus
[Least pencilfish]

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South America
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Nannostomus mortenthaleri Paepke & Arendt, 2001

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Nannostomus mortenthaleri
[]

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South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus Zarske, 2013

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Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Nannostomus nitidus Weitzman, 1978

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Nannostomus nitidus
[Shining pencilfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Nannostomus rubrocaudatus Zarske, 2009

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Nannostomus rubrocaudatus
[]

Photo by Appleby, C.

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nannostomus trifasciatus Steindachner, 1876

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Nannostomus trifasciatus
[Threestripe pencilfish]

Photo by Appleby, C.

South America
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Nannostomus unifasciatus Steindachner, 1876

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Nannostomus unifasciatus
[Oneline pencilfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nannostomus anduzei South America 1.6 SL 1987
Nannostomus beckfordi Golden pencilfish South America 6.5 SL 1872
Nannostomus bifasciatus Whiteside pencilfish South America 3.4 SL 1954
Nannostomus britskii Spotstripe pencilfish South America 2.4 SL 1978
Nannostomus digrammus Twostripe pencilfish South America 2.8 SL 1913
Nannostomus eques Brown pencilfish South America 5 TL 1876
Nannostomus erythrurus South America 2.9 SL 1909
Nannostomus espei Barred pencilfish South America 4 TL 1956
Nannostomus grandis South America 4.6 SL 2011
Nannostomus harrisoni Blackstripe pencilfish South America 4.5 SL 1909
Nannostomus limatus Elegant pencilfish South America 3.6 SL 1978
Nannostomus marginatus South America 3.5 TL 1909
Nannostomus marilynae Greenstripe pencilfish South America 5 TL 1975
Nannostomus minimus Least pencilfish South America 2.3 SL 1909
Nannostomus mortenthaleri South America 2.9 SL 2001
Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus South America 3.3 SL 2013
Nannostomus nitidus Shining pencilfish South America 3.5 SL 1978
Nannostomus rubrocaudatus South America 2.6 SL 2009
Nannostomus trifasciatus Threestripe pencilfish South America 3.6 SL 1876
Nannostomus unifasciatus Oneline pencilfish South America 3.8 SL 1876



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