Common hatchetfish

Gasteropelecus sternicla

Gasteropelecid Fish Reaching Four Centimeters

Common hatchetfish is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Gasteropelecus
Maximum length: 4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Peruvian Amazon, middle Amazon, the Guianas and Venezuela (Ref. 39056 ). Recorded from the Paraguay basin (Ref. 81048 ).

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