Nannostomus marilynae, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; marilynae = in honor of ichthyologist, Marilyn Weitzman),[1][2] commonly known as Marilyn's or greenstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[3] They have been recorded from the Rio Negro and Rio Orinoco regions of Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.[4]
Marilyn's/greenstripe pencilfish | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Lebiasinidae |
Genus: | Nannostomus |
Species: | N. marilynae |
Binomial name | |
Nannostomus marilynae S. H. Weitzman & Cobb, 1975 | |
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