Carnegiella schereri
| Dwarf Hatchetfish | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Carnegiella |
| Species: | C. schereri |
| Binomial name | |
| Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950 | |
Carnegiella schereri, a species of hatchetfish, is native to the Amazon Basin in Peru and Brazil.[1] It is often sold for the aquarium hobby under the name silver hatchetfish, dwarf hatchetfish, or Scherer's hatchetfish, and grows to about 2.6 centimeters (1 inch).[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Carnegiella schereri" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
- ↑ Tropical Fish Finder.co.uk - The ultimate UK fish keeping resource for all types of tropical and marine fish, including fish books, articles, fish shops, fish clubs and more
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