Gasteropelecus levis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Gasteropelecus |
| Species: | G. levis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
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Gasteropelecus levis, the silver hatchetfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. It is a relatively small fish that is often kept in aquariums. It is compressed laterally, with black and gold lines running along its side, adults will grow up to 3.5 cm in the wild and 6 cm in the aquarium.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Gasteropelecus levis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022: e.T49830747A134711334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T49830747A134711334.pt. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gasteropelecus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gasteropelecus levis". FishBase. April 2025 version.
- "Gasteropelecus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.