Lebiasinidae

Golden pencilfish

Nannostomus beckfordi

Lebiasinid Fish of the Amazon Basin

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Nannostomus beckfordi, the golden pencilfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae, the pencil fishes, splashing tetras and related fishes. This species is indigenous to northern South America, but has been introduced to the Atlantic coastal region of Brazil.