Nannostomus harrisoni

Nannostomus harrisoni
Harrison's pencilfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species: N. harrisoni
Binomial name
Nannostomus harrisoni
(Eigenmann, 1909)

Nannostomus harrisoni is a species of pencil fish. Native to the Guyanas, adults grow to a length of 64 mm, making them one of the largest pencil fish.

Common Name

Typically "Harrison's pencilfish"[1].

References

  1. ^ "ITIS report Nannostomus harrisoni TSN 163105". http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=163105. Retrieved 2008-04-06.