Nannostomus mortenthaleri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Nannostomus |
| Species: | N. mortenthaleri
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Nannostomus mortenthaleri, commonly known as the coral red pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[4] It is one of the most colourful of the genus, being suffused with a bright coral red colouration over its entire body and fins, in striking contrast to its horizontal jet black stripes. It was originally described as a subspecies of Nannostomus marginatus, but it is now recognised as a species in its own right.[3] Mature males have a thickened anal fin. Maximum length is 29mm.[3]
The fish is named in honor of aquarium-fish exporter Martin Mortenthaler (1961-2018), the owner of Aquarium Rio Momon SRL in Iquitos, Peru, who collected the type specimen.[5]
Distribution[edit]
Its distribution is fairly restricted to date; it has only been recorded from a small tributary of the Nanay River, and possibly the Tigre River, Peru.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nannostomus mortenthaleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ Paepke, H.-J.; Arendt, K. (2001). "Nannostomus marginatus mortenthaleri new supspec. from Peru (Teleostei: Lebiasinidae)". Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ichthyologie. 2. Gesellschaft für Ichthyologie e.V. (GfI): 143–154.
- ^ a b c d Reis, Roberto E.; Kullander, Sven O; Ferraris, Jr. J. (2003). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. EDIPUCRS. pp. 1–235.
- ^ "Nannostomus mortenthaleri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families CURIMATIDAE, PROCHILODONTIDAE, LEBIASINIDAE, CTENOLUCIIDAE and ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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