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.