Spotfin hatchetfish

Thoracocharax stellatus

Spotted Gasteropelecid Fish of the Amazon Basin

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

Spotfin hatchetfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 6.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Thoracocharax
Water type: Freshwater