Talk:Pencil fish

Under Taxonomy, the link "Gunther" leads to a page describing the name, not the person. Is Albert_C._L._G._Günther the correct page? I haven't checked the other names on the page. 64.180.155.158 (talk) 00:06, 9 January 2008 (UTC)AceOfShades[reply]

I would question the renaming of Nannostomus unifasciatus and Nannostomus eques to the alternate genus of Nannobrycon. EOL, ITIS and Fishbase all list the put these in Nannostomus. ITIS states this genus is now a junior synonym. Is there a recent publication which would argue otherwise? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JerryL2012 (talk • contribs) 19:47, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Even ITIS states that Nannobrycon' is "invalid." As is 'Poecilobrycon,' another formerly used but now invalid classification. All members of this genus are indeed now Nannostomus and have been since Dr. Stanley H. Weitzman's seminal paper on the subject in 1975 which has received near-universal acceptance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lochrian (talk • contribs) 16:56, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Taxonomy section[edit]

Eigenmann described three species in 1909, not two: also Nannostomus minimus. Has it also "been popular with aquarists since the early twentieth century"? Spicemix (talk) 19:49, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lochrian (talk • contribs) 03:21, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Copy edit[edit]

I’ve reviewed and edited the article as part of the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog elimination drive, it currently lacks inline citations but I’ll see what I can dig up tomorrow. I’ve actually got an empty 55 gallon aquarium and am itching to fill it, so sourcing information on these little guys should be fun! ~ Argenti Aertheri^(Chat?) 04:04, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I’ve done what I can for now, but I can’t seem to track down actual sources for much of the section on their care in captivity. Nothing looks wrong per se, so I’m leaving it alone, but it all seems to be common sense and conjecture. Now I’m wondering just how much of what know is actually backed by anything more than "well other tetras/loaches/etc..." and "it makes sense that..." 🧐 ~ Argenti Aertheri^(Chat?) 21:02, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]