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 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
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