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Nannostomus trifasciatus Steindachner, 1876

Threestripe pencilfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes) > Pyrrhulininae
Etymology: Nannostomus: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

Issue
The most recent reference to distribution is by Weitzman & Weitzman (1982), but due to a printer’s error Fig. 22.13 provides the correct distribution for Nannostomus trifasciatus, not Fig. 22.10. The most recent systematic description by Weitzman (1966). This species is commonly exported as an aquarium fish from Peru and Guyana.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 4. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

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South America: Peruvian, Bolivian, and Brazilian Amazon River basin, Negro River basin, and Guyana.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94659); max. published weight: 0.41 g (Ref. 125972)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Weitzman, Marilyn | Collaborators

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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 September 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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