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Nannostomus minimus

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Least pencilfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species:
N. minimus
Binomial name
Nannostomus minimus

Nannostomus minimus, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stoma = relating to the mouth; from the Latin: minimus = of the smallest size),[1][2] commonly known as the least pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[3] It is restricted to Guyana, where it has been reported from the Potaro and Mazaruni Rivers.[4]

N. minimus reaches a length of 23 mm.[4] When described in 1909, it was the smallest of the known pencilfishes; that distinction has since passed to N. anduzei.

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Nannostomus minimus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannostomus minimus". FishBase. November 2011 version.