Pencilfish
Pyrrhulina filamentosa
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The broadband pyrrhulina comes from the coastal rivers between the Amazon and Orinoco mouths, from shallow, slow creeks. It has a broad dark band along its body. It reaches about 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhulina filamentosa
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11.1 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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