Nannostomus marilynae
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| Nannostomus marilynae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Nannostomus |
| Species: | N. marilynae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannostomus marilynae S. H. Weitzman & Cobb, 1975 | |
Nannostomus marilynae (from the Greek nanos, meaning "small", and the Latin stomus, relating to the mouth; marilynae in honor of ichthyologist Marilyn Weitzman),[2][3] commonly known as Marilyn's or the greenstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[4] They have been recorded from the Rio Negro and Rio Orinoco regions of Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.[5]
