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Common hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicla)
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Ecological Illustration of Common hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicla)
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Gasteropelecidae

Common hatchetfish

Gasteropelecus sternicla

Gasteropelecid Fish Reaching Four Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

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
Water type
Freshwater
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