| Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes), subfamily: Lebiasininae |
| 12.43 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; freshwater, |
| South America: Guyana. Endemic to the upper Mazaruni River drainage and it is known from the Arabaru, Kukui, Membaru, Waruma and Mazaruni rivers (Ref. 93551). |
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Lebiasina ardilai is distinguished from all lebiasinins by its color pattern consisting of a narrow, nearly straight primary stripe, extending from posterior to humeral blotch to near the vertical through anal-fin origin, being nearly absent in females and conspicuously marked in males; the presence of four series of dark markings at the base of the scales of longitudinal series 2–5; the faint secondary stripe running onto scales of second and third longitudinal row of scales; and the posteriorly displaced caudal blotch, not reaching the posterior tip of caudal peduncle. The new species also differs from its Guyana Shield relatives L. taphorni Ardila-Rodríguez, L. unitaeniata (Günther), L. uruyensis Fernandez-Yépez, Lebiasina yepezi Netto-Ferreira et al. and L. yuruaniensis Ardila-Rodríguez by the lack of the intermediate stripe (Ref. 93551). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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