Nannostomus eques, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; from the Latin: eques = horseman),[1][2] commonly known as the diptail, brown or hockey stick pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[3] It was first described in 1876 by Franz Steindachner making it one of the first members of the genus to be discovered and described. It is fairly typical of members of this genus being a small, elongated fish with prominent horizontal stripes. It occurs quite widely in South America, having been recorded in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Guyana.[4] It is also quite commonly met with in the aquarium trade where its habit of swimming and posturing at a 'snout-up' angle—one of two Nannostomus species to do so, the other being Nannostomus unifasciatus—makes it a popular choice.[5]
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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. eques
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| Nannostomus eques Steindachner, 1876
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References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nannostomus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "ITIS report Nannostomus eques TSN 163111". Retrieved Feb 17, 2012.
- ^ "Fishbase report Nannostomus eques". Retrieved Feb 17, 2012.
- ^ "Seriously Fish report Nannostomus eques". Retrieved Feb 17, 2012.
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