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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae Freshwater hatchetfishes

Genus: Carnegiella

(See list of species below)


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Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Carnegiella marthae Myers, 1927

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Carnegiella marthae
[Blackwing hatchetfish]

Photo by Oliver Zompro/von Wussow Importe

South America
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950

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Carnegiella myersi
[Pygmy hatchetfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950

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Carnegiella schereri
[Dwarf hatchetfish]

Photo by Nilsson, K.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)

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Carnegiella strigata
[Marbled hatchetfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carnegiella marthae Blackwing hatchetfish South America 2.8 SL 1927
Carnegiella myersi Pygmy hatchetfish South America 2.2 SL 1950
Carnegiella schereri Dwarf hatchetfish South America 2.6 SL 1950
Carnegiella strigata Marbled hatchetfish South America 3.5 SL 1864



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