| Nannostomus britskii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Nannostomus |
| Species: | N. britskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannostomus britskii S. H. Weitzman, 1978 | |
Nannostomus britskii (from the Greek nanos, meaning "small"; the Latin stomus, relating to the mouth; and britskii in honor of ichthyologist Heraldo A. Britski),[2][3] commonly known as the spotstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae of characins.[4] They were first described in 1978 by Stanley H. Weitzman, along with two other new species (Nannostomus limatus and Nannostomus nitidus), from a collection of specimens preserved in the São Paulo museum.[5] They have been recorded from only two localities, both in Brazil.[6] No live specimens had been seen, collected, or exported for the aquarium trade until very recently.
References
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Nannostomus britskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T139793111A139793123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T139793111A139793123.pt. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (13 November 2024). "Family LEBIASINIDAE Gill 1889 (Pencilfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 March 2025.,
- "Nannostomus britskii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.
- Weitzman, Stanley H. (1978). "Three New Species of Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus from the Brazilian States of Para and Amazonas (Teleostei, Lebiasinidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 263 (263): 1–14. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.263.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannostomus britskii". FishBase. February 2012 version.