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Family: Lebiasinidae Pencilfishes



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77 species (see list below)

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Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Copeina guttata (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Copeina guttata
[Redspotted tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Copeina osgoodi
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Copella arnoldi (Regan, 1912)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Copella arnoldi
[Splash tetra]

Photo by Brosse, S.

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Copella carsevennensis (Regan, 1912)

Photo by Brosse, S.
 
Copella carsevennensis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Copella compta (Myers, 1927)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Copella compta
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Copella eigenmanni
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella meinkeni Zarske & Géry, 2006

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Copella meinkeni
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Copella metae (Eigenmann, 1914)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Copella metae
[]

Photo by Christoffersen, T.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella nattereri (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Christoffersen, T.
 
Copella nattereri
[Spotted tetra]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella nigrofasciata (Meinken, 1952)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Copella nigrofasciata
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella vilmae Géry, 1963

Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Copella vilmae
[Rainbow copella]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Derhamia hoffmannorum Géry & Zarske, 2002

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Derhamia hoffmannorum
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Lebiasina ardilai
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Lebiasina bimaculata Valenciennes, 1847

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Lebiasina bimaculata
[Twospot lebiasina]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
 
Lebiasina chocoensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 14.8 cm TL
 
Lebiasina chucuriensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.3 cm TL
 
Lebiasina colombia
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Lebiasina floridablancaensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10.7 cm TL
 
Lebiasina intermedia
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Lebiasina marilynae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Lebiasina melanoguttata
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Lebiasina minuta
[]

Photo by GUIA/Ospina Pabon, J.G.

South America
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Lebiasina multimaculata Boulenger, 1911

Photo by GUIA/Ospina Pabon, J.G.
 
Lebiasina multimaculata
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Lebiasina narinensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10.4 cm TL
 
Lebiasina ortegai
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12.3 cm TL
 
Lebiasina provenzanoi
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Lebiasina taphorni
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Lebiasina uruyensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Lebiasina yepezi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Lebiasina yuruaniensis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Nannostomus anduzei Fernandez & Weitzman, 1987

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus anduzei
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Nannostomus beckfordi Günther, 1872

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus beckfordi
[Golden pencilfish]

Photo by AquaNet

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Nannostomus bifasciatus Hoedeman, 1954

Photo by AquaNet
 
Nannostomus bifasciatus
[Whiteside pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Nannostomus britskii Weitzman, 1978

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus britskii
[Spotstripe pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Nannostomus digrammus (Fowler, 1913)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus digrammus
[Twostripe pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nannostomus eques Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus eques
[Brown pencilfish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Nannostomus erythrurus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Nannostomus espei (Meinken, 1956)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus espei
[Barred pencilfish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Nannostomus grandis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Nannostomus harrisoni (Eigenmann, 1909)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus harrisoni
[Blackstripe pencilfish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Nannostomus limatus
[Elegant pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Nannostomus marginatus Eigenmann, 1909

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus marginatus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nannostomus marilynae Weitzman & Cobb, 1975

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus marilynae
[Greenstripe pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Nannostomus minimus Eigenmann, 1909

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus minimus
[Least pencilfish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Nannostomus mortenthaleri Paepke & Arendt, 2001

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus mortenthaleri
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus Zarske, 2013

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Nannostomus nitidus Weitzman, 1978

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Nannostomus nitidus
[Shining pencilfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Nannostomus rubrocaudatus Zarske, 2009

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Nannostomus rubrocaudatus
[]

Photo by Appleby, C.

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nannostomus trifasciatus Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Appleby, C.
 
Nannostomus trifasciatus
[Threestripe pencilfish]

Photo by Appleby, C.

South America
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Nannostomus unifasciatus Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Appleby, C.
 
Nannostomus unifasciatus
[Oneline pencilfish]

Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Piabucina astrigata Regan, 1903

Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Piabucina astrigata
[]

Photo by Laaz, E. & A. Torres

South America
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Piabucina aureoguttata Fowler, 1911

Photo by Laaz, E. & A. Torres
 
Piabucina aureoguttata
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Piabucina boruca
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Piabucina elongata
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Piabucina erythrinoides
[]
No picture found
Central and South America
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Piabucina festae
[]

Photo by Brown, C.

Central and South America
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Piabucina panamensis Gill, 1877

Photo by Brown, C.
 
Piabucina panamensis
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Piabucina pleurotaenia Regan, 1903

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Piabucina pleurotaenia
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Piabucina unitaeniata
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Pyrrhulina australis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina beni
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pyrrhulina brevis Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Pyrrhulina brevis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina eleanorae Fowler, 1940

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Pyrrhulina eleanorae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina elongata
[]

Photo by AquaNet

South America
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Pyrrhulina filamentosa Valenciennes, 1847

Photo by AquaNet
 
Pyrrhulina filamentosa
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Pyrrhulina laeta (Cope, 1872)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Pyrrhulina laeta
[Halfbanded pyrrhulina]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina lugubris
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina marilynae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina maxima
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Pyrrhulina melanostoma
[Blackmouth pyrrhulina]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Pyrrhulina obermulleri Myers, 1926

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Pyrrhulina obermulleri
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Pyrrhulina rachoviana Myers, 1926

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Pyrrhulina rachoviana
[Fanning pyrrhulina]

Photo by Sneegas, G.W.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pyrrhulina semifasciata Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Sneegas, G.W.
 
Pyrrhulina semifasciata
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pyrrhulina spilota Weitzman, 1960

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Pyrrhulina spilota
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina stoli
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina vittata Regan, 1912

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Pyrrhulina vittata
[Banded pyrrhulina]

Photo by Christoffersen, T.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina zigzag Zarske & Géry, 1997

Photo by Christoffersen, T.
 
Pyrrhulina zigzag
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77 Species of Family Lebiasinidae
(Pencilfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1876 Copeina guttata Redspotted tetra South America 7.6 SL
1922 Copeina osgoodi South America 5.1 SL
1912 Copella arnoldi Splash tetra South America 3.4 SL
1912 Copella carsevennensis South America 3.6 SL
1927 Copella compta South America 5.1 SL
1912 Copella eigenmanni South America 3.6 SL
2006 Copella meinkeni South America 4.5 SL
1914 Copella metae South America 3.4 SL
1876 Copella nattereri Spotted tetra South America 4.5 SL
1952 Copella nigrofasciata South America 4.5 SL
1963 Copella vilmae Rainbow copella South America 4.5 SL
2002 Derhamia hoffmannorum South America 6.1 SL
2013 Lebiasina ardilai South America 12.4 SL
1847 Lebiasina bimaculata Twospot lebiasina South America 16 SL
2010 Lebiasina chocoensis South America 14.9 SL
2001 Lebiasina chucuriensis South America 14.8 TL
2008 Lebiasina colombia South America 16.3 TL
1994 Lebiasina floridablancaensis South America 13 TL
1936 Lebiasina intermedia South America 10.7 TL
2012 Lebiasina marilynae South America 8.9 SL
2012 Lebiasina melanoguttata South America 6.8 SL
2012 Lebiasina minuta South America 6.8 SL
1911 Lebiasina multimaculata South America 15 SL
2002 Lebiasina narinensis South America
2008 Lebiasina ortegai South America 10.4 TL
1999 Lebiasina provenzanoi South America 12.3 TL
2004 Lebiasina taphorni South America
1967 Lebiasina uruyensis South America 14.6 SL
2011 Lebiasina yepezi South America 15.3 SL
2000 Lebiasina yuruaniensis South America 10 TL
1987 Nannostomus anduzei South America 1.6 SL
1872 Nannostomus beckfordi Golden pencilfish South America 6.5 SL
1954 Nannostomus bifasciatus Whiteside pencilfish South America 3.4 SL
1978 Nannostomus britskii Spotstripe pencilfish South America 2.4 SL
1913 Nannostomus digrammus Twostripe pencilfish South America 2.8 SL
1876 Nannostomus eques Brown pencilfish South America 5 TL
1909 Nannostomus erythrurus South America 2.9 SL
1956 Nannostomus espei Barred pencilfish South America 4 TL
2011 Nannostomus grandis South America 4.6 SL
1909 Nannostomus harrisoni Blackstripe pencilfish South America 4.5 SL
1978 Nannostomus limatus Elegant pencilfish South America 3.6 SL
1909 Nannostomus marginatus South America 3.5 TL
1975 Nannostomus marilynae Greenstripe pencilfish South America 5 TL
1909 Nannostomus minimus Least pencilfish South America 2.3 SL
2001 Nannostomus mortenthaleri South America 2.9 SL
2013 Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus South America 3.3 SL
1978 Nannostomus nitidus Shining pencilfish South America 3.5 SL
2009 Nannostomus rubrocaudatus South America 2.6 SL
1876 Nannostomus trifasciatus Threestripe pencilfish South America 3.6 SL
1876 Nannostomus unifasciatus Oneline pencilfish South America 3.8 SL
1903 Piabucina astrigata South America 16 SL
1911 Piabucina aureoguttata South America 12.8 SL
1967 Piabucina boruca Central America 11.8 SL
1887 Piabucina elongata South America 14.3 SL
1850 Piabucina erythrinoides South America 16.4 SL
1899 Piabucina festae Central and South America 13.5 SL
1877 Piabucina panamensis Central and South America 14.3 SL
1903 Piabucina pleurotaenia South America 16 TL
1864 Piabucina unitaeniata South America 14.6 SL
1903 Pyrrhulina australis South America 5 SL
1924 Pyrrhulina beni South America 5 SL
1876 Pyrrhulina brevis South America 7 SL
1940 Pyrrhulina eleanorae South America 7.5 SL
2001 Pyrrhulina elongata South America 3.7 SL
1847 Pyrrhulina filamentosa South America 11.1 SL
1872 Pyrrhulina laeta Halfbanded pyrrhulina South America 7.6 SL
1922 Pyrrhulina lugubris South America 5 SL
2013 Pyrrhulina marilynae South America 3 SL
1889 Pyrrhulina maxima South America 8 SL
1870 Pyrrhulina melanostoma Blackmouth pyrrhulina South America
1926 Pyrrhulina obermulleri South America 6 SL
1926 Pyrrhulina rachoviana Fanning pyrrhulina South America 3.9 SL
1876 Pyrrhulina semifasciata South America 7 SL
1960 Pyrrhulina spilota South America 7 SL
1953 Pyrrhulina stoli South America 6 SL
1912 Pyrrhulina vittata Banded pyrrhulina South America 3.5 SL
1997 Pyrrhulina zigzag South America 3.5 SL



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