Nannostomus_beckfordi

<i>Nannostomus beckfordi</i>

Nannostomus beckfordi

Species of fish

Nannostomus beckfordi, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; beckfordi = in honor of British naturalist, F.J.B. Beckford),[1][2] commonly known as the golden pencil fish or Beckford's pencil fish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[3] It occurs widely and commonly in swamps and slow-moving waters in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nannostomus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. [2]
    "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Nannostomus beckfordi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved Feb 12, 2012.
  4. [4]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Nannostomus beckfordi" in FishBase. November 2011 version.


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