Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
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

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Pyrrhulina australis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina beni
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

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

Photo by Photo by Landines, M.
 
Pyrrhulina brevis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

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Pyrrhulina eleanorae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina elongata
[]

Photo by AquaNet

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

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Pyrrhulina filamentosa
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

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

Photo by Photo by Landines, M.
 
Pyrrhulina laeta
[Halfbanded pyrrhulina]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina lugubris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina marilynae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Pyrrhulina maxima
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No picture found
 
Pyrrhulina melanostomus
[Blackmouth pyrrhulina]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

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Pyrrhulina obermulleri
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

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

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

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

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

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Pyrrhulina semifasciata
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

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Pyrrhulina spilota
[]
No picture found

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

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Pyrrhulina vittata
[Banded pyrrhulina]

Photo by Christoffersen, T.

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

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



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