Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Nannostomus unifasciatus Steindachner
DIAGNOSIS.—Primary horizontal stripe very well developed, secondary and tertiary horizontal stripes absent. Nocturnal oblique bands absent in preserved specimens; permanent blotches absent. Adipose fin present. Scales in a lateral series 28 to 30, perforated scales in lateral line 2 to 5. Gill rakers 9 + 14. Inner tooth row of dentary absent, teeth in outer dentary row 6 to 7. Principal caudal-fin rays 10/9 but those ending in dorsal lobe 8, those ending in ventral lobe 11.
- bibliographic citation
- Weitzman, Stanley H. and Cobb, J. Stanley. 1975. "A revision of the South American fishes of the genus Nannostomus Günther (family Lebiasinidae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-36. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.186
