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Gasteropelecidae
Pygmy hatchetfish
Carnegiella myersi
Fish Reaching Two Point Two Centimeters in South American Waters
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallPygmy hatchetfish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 2.2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
- Genus
- Carnegiella
- Maximum length
- 2.2 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon River basin in Peru.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
