Blackstripe pencilfish
Nannostomus harrisoni
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A pencilfish from Guyana with a black stripe along its body; the male has red in its fins.
- Scientific name
- Nannostomus harrisoni
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Archicheir minutus, Poecilobrycon harrisoni
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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