Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Gasteropelecidae Freshwater hatchetfishes

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Landines, M.

Carnegiella marthae
[Blackwing hatchetfish]

Photo by Oliver Zompro/von Wussow Importe

Carnegiella myersi
[Pygmy hatchetfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Carnegiella schereri
[Dwarf hatchetfish]

Photo by Nilsson, K.

Carnegiella strigata
[Marbled hatchetfish]

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Gasteropelecus levis
[Silver hatchetfish]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

Gasteropelecus maculatus
[Spotted hatchetfish]

Photo by Anderson,T.

Gasteropelecus sternicla
[River hatchetfish]

Photo by Landines, M.

Thoracocharax securis
[Giant hatchetfish]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

Thoracocharax stellatus
[Spotfin hatchetfish]

9 Species of Family Gasteropelecidae
(Freshwater hatchetfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1927	Carnegiella marthae	Blackwing hatchetfish	South America	2.8 SL
1950	Carnegiella myersi	Pygmy hatchetfish	South America	2.2 SL
1950	Carnegiella schereri	Dwarf hatchetfish	South America	2.6 SL
1864	Carnegiella strigata	Marbled hatchetfish	South America	3.5 SL
1909	Gasteropelecus levis	Silver hatchetfish	South America	3.5 SL
1879	Gasteropelecus maculatus	Spotted hatchetfish	Central and South America	6.4 SL
1758	Gasteropelecus sternicla	River hatchetfish	South America	3.8 SL
1853	Thoracocharax securis	Giant hatchetfish	South America	6.8 SL
1858	Thoracocharax stellatus	Spotfin hatchetfish	South America	6.7 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Gasteropelecidae Freshwater hatchetfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Gasteropelecidae Freshwater hatchetfishes

(See list of species below)