Taxonomy
Steindachner, 1876
Family: Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes),
subfamily: Pyrrhulininae
Order: Characiformes (characins)
Synonyms
Poecilobrycon auratus (Eigenman, 1909)
Poecilobrycon trifasciatus (Eigenman, 1912)
Poecilobrycon eques (Eigenman, 1910, Eigenmann & Allen 1942)
Nannobrycon eques (Hoedeman, 1950)
Brown pencilfish
Distribution and habitat
Wide range in central and upper Amazon