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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae Freshwater hatchetfishes

Genus: Thoracocharax

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi, 1853)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Thoracocharax securis
[Giant hatchetfish]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner, 1858)

Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Thoracocharax stellatus
[Spotfin hatchetfish]
2 Species of Family Gasteropelecidae with Genus Thoracocharax
(Freshwater hatchetfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1853 Thoracocharax securis Giant hatchetfish South America 6.8 SL
1858 Thoracocharax stellatus Spotfin hatchetfish South America 6.7 SL



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