Coral Red Pencilfish
Nannostomus mortenthaleri
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- Scientific name
- Nannostomus mortenthaleri
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Nannostomus marginatus mortenthaleri
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 4–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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