Barred pencilfish
Nannostomus espei
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A pencilfish endemic to the Mazaruni River basin in Guyana, from slow blackwater. It is the only member of its genus that always shows vertical bars by day instead of horizontal stripes. Its name honours the importer Heinrich Espe.
- Scientific name
- Nannostomus espei
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Poecilobrycon espei
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 4–6.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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