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Marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata)
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Gasteropelecidae

Marbled hatchetfish

Carnegiella strigata

Gasteropelecid Fish beneath the Amazon Basin

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

Marbled hatchetfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 3.5 cm.

Maximum length
3.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Lower, middle and upper Amazon River basin; south of Amazon; and Caqueta River in Colombia.

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