Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

4.2.37 Nannobrycon unifasciatus

Family: Hemiodotidae

Genus: Namobrycon

English name: One-line Pencil fish

Origin: Guiana

Size: 6.5 cm Habitat: Found along the banks of shallow waters overgrown with reeds and grasses.

Shape, coloring and markings:

The body is slim and torpedo shaped. The basic coloration is yellow to golden brown. A brown to black longitudinal line runs back from the snout across the eye into the caudal peduncle. Above this line there is a zone of yellow or gold. The scales on the upper half of the body have dark edges. The belly is a light yellow to silver white. The caudal fin is red at the base, and darker on the lower lobe. The dorsal fin a red patch flecked with ice blue spots.

There is a red gold patch on the head.

Females have anal fins and are a more brilliant red.