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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae Pencilfishes
Subfamily: Pyrrhulininae
Genus: Pyrrhulina

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)

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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Pyrrhulina australis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina beni
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pyrrhulina brevis Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Pyrrhulina brevis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina eleanorae Fowler, 1940

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Pyrrhulina eleanorae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina elongata
[]

Photo by AquaNet

South America
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Pyrrhulina filamentosa Valenciennes, 1847

Photo by AquaNet
 
Pyrrhulina filamentosa
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Pyrrhulina laeta (Cope, 1872)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Pyrrhulina laeta
[Halfbanded pyrrhulina]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina lugubris
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina marilynae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina maxima
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Pyrrhulina melanostoma
[Blackmouth pyrrhulina]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Pyrrhulina obermulleri Myers, 1926

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Pyrrhulina obermulleri
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Pyrrhulina rachoviana Myers, 1926

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Pyrrhulina rachoviana
[Fanning pyrrhulina]

Photo by Sneegas, G.W.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pyrrhulina semifasciata Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Sneegas, G.W.
 
Pyrrhulina semifasciata
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pyrrhulina spilota Weitzman, 1960

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Pyrrhulina spilota
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina stoli
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina vittata Regan, 1912

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Pyrrhulina vittata
[Banded pyrrhulina]

Photo by Christoffersen, T.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Pyrrhulina zigzag Zarske & Géry, 1997

Photo by Christoffersen, T.
 
Pyrrhulina zigzag
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18 Species of Family Lebiasinidae with Genus Pyrrhulina
(Pencilfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1903 Pyrrhulina australis South America 5 SL
1924 Pyrrhulina beni South America 5 SL
1876 Pyrrhulina brevis South America 7 SL
1940 Pyrrhulina eleanorae South America 7.5 SL
2001 Pyrrhulina elongata South America 3.7 SL
1847 Pyrrhulina filamentosa South America 11.1 SL
1872 Pyrrhulina laeta Halfbanded pyrrhulina South America 7.6 SL
1922 Pyrrhulina lugubris South America 5 SL
2013 Pyrrhulina marilynae South America 3 SL
1889 Pyrrhulina maxima South America 8 SL
1870 Pyrrhulina melanostoma Blackmouth pyrrhulina South America
1926 Pyrrhulina obermulleri South America 6 SL
1926 Pyrrhulina rachoviana Fanning pyrrhulina South America 3.9 SL
1876 Pyrrhulina semifasciata South America 7 SL
1960 Pyrrhulina spilota South America 7 SL
1953 Pyrrhulina stoli South America 6 SL
1912 Pyrrhulina vittata Banded pyrrhulina South America 3.5 SL
1997 Pyrrhulina zigzag South America 3.5 SL



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