Gasteropelecus maculatus

Gasteropelecus maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Gasteropelecus
Species:
G. maculatus
Binomial name
Gasteropelecus maculatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Thoracocharax brevis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
  • Thoracocharax magdalenae C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Conventional and X-ray images

Gasteropelecus maculatus, the spotted hatchetfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. This fish is found in Central and South America from eastern Panama through western Colombia. It growth up to 6.4 cm and feeds on small crustaceans, larvae and mosquitoes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lyons, T.J. (2020). "Gasteropelecus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T49830505A159145776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T49830505A159145776.en. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Gasteropelecus maculatus in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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