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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Characiformes (Characins) >
Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes) > Pyrrhulininae
Etymology: Nannostomus: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80973)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zarske, A., 2009. Nannostomus rubrocaudatus sp. N.- ein neuer Ziersalmler aus Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Lebiasinidae). Vertebr. Zool. 59(1):11-23. (Ref. 80973)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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