Nannostomus britskii
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| Nannostomus britskii | |
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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.
