Nannostomus marilynae, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; marilynae = in honor of ichthyologist, Marilyn Weitzman),[1][2] commonly known as Marilyn's or greenstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[3] They have been recorded from the Rio Negro and Rio Orinoco regions of Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Nannostomus |
| Species: | N. marilynae
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| Nannostomus marilynae S. H. Weitzman & Cobb, 1975
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2019.,
- ^ "ITIS report Nannostomus marilynae TSN 641481". Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Fishbase report Nannostomus marilynae". Retrieved March 1, 2012.
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