''Gasteropelecus'' is a genus of
freshwater hatchetfish
The freshwater hatchetfish are a family, Gasteropelecidae, of ray-finned fish from South and Central America. The common hatchetfish is the most popular member among fish keeping hobbyists. The family includes three genera: '' Carnegiella'' ...
es found in
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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and
South America
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. This genus includes some popular
aquarium fishes. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
* ''
Gasteropelecus levis''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Silver hatchetfish)
* ''
Gasteropelecus maculatus''
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1879 (Spotted hatchetfish)
* ''
Gasteropelecus sternicla''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1758) (River hatchetfish)
References
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Gasteropelecidae
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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