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Nannostomus espei (Meinken, 1956)

Barred pencilfish
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Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes) > Pyrrhulininae
Etymology: Nannostomus: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Heinrich Espe was a dealer in ornamental fish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Issue
The most recent distributional records were published by Weitzman & Weitzman (1982: Fig. 229). Most recent systematic description by Weitzman (1966). Locality records including the locality of the original collections are discussed by Weitzman & Cobb (1975). Lectotype designated by Weitzman (1966). Occasionally exported as an aquarium fish, Weitzman et al. (2001) and Bork & Mayland (1998).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; süßwasser benthopelagisch; pH range: 5.5 - 7.0; dH range: 4 - 10. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

South America: Mazaruni River system, Guyana.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 41850); common length : 2.8 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 37401)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

During courtship males swim above females, and nudge them on the head. Males attach 20-40 eggs to the underside of leaves, using their bag-like anal fin.

Hauptreferenz Upload your references | Referenzen | Koordinator : Weitzman, Marilyn | Partner

Weitzman, M. and S.H. Weitzman, 2003. Lebiasinidae (Pencil fishes). p. 241-251. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 37104)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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