Cenepa Red Pencilfish (Nannostomus sp.) fish Apistogramma agassizi has many color

Apistogramma agassizi has many color variations and high variability in differing populations

or rapid breathing or gasping

making them extraordinarily beautiful and healthy

half-white in the body with pink pectoral fins while females maintain that grey-green and later add hints of blue shine

Cenepa Red Pencilfish (Nannostomus sp.) fish Apistogramma agassizi has many colorThe Cenepa Red Pencilfish (Nannostomus sp.) is a rare freshwater fish from the upper Amazon region, specifically the Ro Cenepa basin in northern Peru. It belongs to the Lebiasinidae family, which includes pencilfish known for their slender, elongated bodies and horizontal striping. They display an rich, deep red body, which intensifies under ideal conditions and a prominent black lateral stripe runs from the snout to the tail.