Whiteside pencilfish
Nannostomus bifasciatus
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The twolined pencilfish comes from the coastal rivers of Suriname, French Guiana and Amapá. It lives in groups and often swims with its body angled upwards. It reaches about 3 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Nannostomus bifasciatus
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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