Biology:Carnegiella

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Short description: Genus of fishes


Carnegiella
Carnegiella strigata.jpg
Carnegiella strigata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Carnegiella
C. H. Eigenmann, 1909

Carnegiella is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. This genus contains some popular aquarium fishes.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Carnegiella marthae G. S. Myers, 1927 (Blackwing hatchetfish)
  • Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Pygmy hatchetfish)
  • Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Dwarf hatchetfish)
  • Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864) (Marbled hatchetfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Carnegiella in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2939751 entry