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Oneline pencilfish

Nannostomus unifasciatus Steindachner, 1876

Status not recordedbony fish

The oneline pencilfish (Nannostomus unifasciatus) is a species in the family Lebiasinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the oneline pencilfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oneline pencilfish live?

Not recorded

Is the oneline pencilfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the oneline pencilfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyLebiasinidae
  6. genusNannostomus
  7. SpeciesNannostomus unifasciatus Steindachner, 1876

Synonyms Nannobrycon unifasciatus, Nannostomus ocellatus, Poecilobrycon ocellatus, Poecilobrycon unifasciatus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • One-lined pencilfishEnglish
  • šikmostojka jednopruháCzech
  • Lys skråsvømmerDanish
  • LápisPortuguese
  • Однополосый нанностомRussian
  • BengalinhaPortuguese
  • Peixe-lápisPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oneline pencilfish

Other species in the same genus Nannostomus.

Red pencil

Nannostomus mortenthaleri

LebiasinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareOneline pencilfish vs Brown pencilfishOneline pencilfish vs Brown pencilfishOneline pencilfish vs Dwarf pencilfishOneline pencilfish vs Red pencil

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oneline pencilfish?

The oneline pencilfish (Nannostomus unifasciatus) belongs to the family Lebiasinidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oneline pencilfish (Nannostomus unifasciatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oneline-pencilfish

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“Oneline pencilfish (Nannostomus unifasciatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oneline-pencilfish.

BibTeX
@misc{oneline_pencilfish_2026,
  title = {Oneline pencilfish (Nannostomus unifasciatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oneline-pencilfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}