Steindachner first described the species in 1876, making it one of the first four species in the genus to be described.
The Threestripe pencilfish lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 5.5 - 7.0, dH range: 4 environment.
Nothing known about the Threestripe pencilfish
Dreibinden-Ziersalmler in German (Deutsch)
Drobnoustek trójpregi in Polish (polski)
Kirjosuppusuu in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Pez lápiz in Spanish (español)
three-lined pencilfish in English
Threebanded pencilfish in English
Threeline pencilfish in English
Threestripe pencilfish in English
Trebånds-prydkarpelaks in Danish (dansk)
三带铅笔鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
三帶鉛筆魚 in Mandarin Chinese