Pyrrhulina eleanorae

Pyrrhulina eleanorae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Lebiasinidae
Genus:	Pyrrhulina
Species:	P. eleanorae
Binomial name
Pyrrhulina eleanorae Fowler, 1940

Pyrrhulina eleanorae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae, which includes the pencilfishes, splash tetras and related fishes. ^[2] This species is found in the upper Amazon basin. They grow no more than a few centimeters. ^[3]

Etymology

Fish named in honor of Eleanor Morrow, the wife of William C. Morrow, who was the leader of the Peruvian expedition that collected the type specimen. ^[4]

References

1. Ortega Torres, H. & Sanchez-Duarte, P. (2016). "Pyrrhulina eleanorae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T49829834A53817498. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829834A53817498.en . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pyrrhulina". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pyrrhulina eleanorae". FishBase . April 2019 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families CURIMATIDAE, PROCHILODONTIDAE, LEBIASINIDAE, CTENOLUCIIDAE and ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

External links

• Data related to Pyrrhulina eleanorae at Wikispecies