Lebiasinidae
The Lebiasinidae are a family of freshwater fishes found in Costa Rica, Panama, and South America. They are usually small and are known as ornamental fishes in aquaria, including popular fishes such as the various pencilfish and the splashing tetra.
Species
pencilfishes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyLebiasinidae
Habitatfreshwater
鱂脂鯉科，又稱短嘴脂鯉科，為脂鯉亞目的其一科。其下生物原產於哥斯達黎加、巴拿馬和南美洲。鱂脂鯉科的魚個體都很小，成年個體長度大約在2至7厘米（0.79至2.76英寸）之間。它們以昆蟲的幼蟲為食。
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Characiformes
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Article
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The Lebiasinidae are a family of freshwater fishes found in Costa Rica, Panama, and South America. They are usually small and are known as ornamental fishes in aquaria, including popular fishes such as the various pencilfish and the splashing tetra.
Lebiasinids are small, cylindrical fish, ranging from in adult length. They prey on insect larvae, especially those of mosquitos. The family includes the voladoras (genera Lebiasina and Piabucina), mostly found in highlands of the north Andes, the Guiana Shield and Central America, but the other species are mainly lowland fish inhabiting the Orinoco, Amazon and Paraguay River basins, and rivers of the Guianas.