Gasteropelecidae

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.