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

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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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