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Gasteropelecidae
Silver hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus levis
Gasteropelecid Fish of the Amazon Basin
- Silver
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
SmallSilver hatchetfish is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 3.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
- Genus
- Gasteropelecus
- Maximum length
- 3.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: lower Amazon River basin in Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
