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Pencilfish (Pyrrhulina filamentosa)
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Pencilfish (Pyrrhulina filamentosa) specimen
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Lebiasinidae

Pencilfish

Pyrrhulina filamentosa

Eleven Point One Centimeters Lebiasinid Fish of the Amazon Basin

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Pencilfish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 11.1 cm.

Maximum length
11.1 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Atlantic coastal rivers between the mouth of Amazon and the Orinoco rivers.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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