Black-winged hatchetfish

Carnegiella marthae

Gasteropelecid Fish of the Orinoco Basin

Black
Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Black-winged hatchetfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 2.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Carnegiella
Maximum length: 2.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Negro and upper Orinoco River basins.

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