Nannostomus marilynae

Nannostomus marilynae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Lebiasinidae
Genus:	Nannostomus
Species:	N. marilynae
Binomial name
Nannostomus marilynae S. H. Weitzman & Cobb, 1975

Nannostomus marilynae (from the Greek nanos, meaning "small", and the Latin stomus, relating to the mouth; marilynae in honor of ichthyologist Marilyn Weitzman), ^{[2] [3]} commonly known as Marilyn's or the greenstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae. ^[4] They have been recorded from the Rio Negro and Rio Orinoco regions of Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia. ^[5]

References

1. Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Nannostomus marilynae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T164532841A164532898. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164532841A164532898.en . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase . April 2013 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (13 November 2024). "Family LEBIASINIDAE Gill 1889 (Pencilfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
4. "Nannostomus marilynae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved March 1, 2012.
5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannostomus marilynae". FishBase . March 2012 version.