鉛筆魚屬（學名：），又名小口脂鯉屬（其學名取自希臘語：nanno = 小，stomus = 口），是輻鰭魚綱脂鯉目脂鯉亞目鱂脂鯉科（又稱短嘴脂鯉科）之下的一個屬。「鉛筆魚」這名稱沿於1920年代，是本屬兩個當時已知品種 單線鉛筆魚 （Nannostomus unifasciatus）及管口鉛筆魚（Nannostomus eques*）的別稱，及至1950年代成為了整個屬的名稱。由於本屬物種的顏色搶眼，形態獨特，使之成為水族箱的寵兒。
物種
截至2013年4月，本屬物種合共有19種，連同兩種於2011及2013年發現的新物種。茲詳列如下
- 哈氏鉛筆魚 Nannostomus harrisoni (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Harrison's/blackstripe pencilfish)
- 亞馬遜河鉛筆魚又可稱光滑铅笔魚 Nannostomus limatus S. H. Weitzman, 1978 (elegant pencilfish)
- 短鉛筆魚 Nannostomus marginatus C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 (dwarf pencilfish)
- 瑪麗鉛筆魚 Nannostomus marilynae S. H. Weitzman & Cobb, 1975 (Marilyn's/greenstripe pencilfish)
- 微鉛筆魚 Nannostomus minimus C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 (least pencilfish)
- 紅帶鉛筆魚 Nannostomus mortenthaleri Paepke & Arendt, 2001 (coral-red pencilfish)
- 黑三线铅笔魚 Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus Zarske, 2013
- 光澤鉛筆魚 Nannostomus nitidus S. H. Weitzman, 1978 (shining pencilfish)
- 紅尾鉛筆魚 Nannostomus rubrocaudatus Zarske, 2009
- 三帶鉛筆魚 Nannostomus trifasciatus Steindachner, 1876 (three-stripe pencilfish)
- 單線鉛筆魚 Nannostomus unifasciatus Steindachner, 1876 (one-line pencilfish)
參考文獻
- [http://www.popular-freshwater-tropical-fish.com/fish-families.htm Introduction To The Fish Families 2004] . Popular Freshwater Tropical Fish. Accessed on June 24, 2005.
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- Innes, Dr William T. EXOTIC AQUARIUM FISHES, 1st edition. Innes Publishing Co. Philadelphia, 1935
- Weitzman, Dr. Stanley H. and Cobb, Dr. J. Stanley, A Revision of the South American Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, #186. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C. 1975.
- Weitzman, Dr. Stanley H. Review of South American Characid Fishes of Subtribe Nannostomina, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Press. Washington, D.C. 1966
- Weitzman, Dr. Stanley H. Three New Species of Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus from the Brazilian States of Para and Amazonas, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, #263. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C. 1978.
外部連結
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- Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7
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