Biology:Gasteropelecus maculatus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Gasteropelecus maculatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Gasteropelecus |
| Species: | G. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879
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Gasteropelecus maculatus or spotted hatchetfish is a freshwater pelagic fish 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.[2]
References
- ↑ "Spotted hatchet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49830505/159145776.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Gasteropelecus maculatus in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5619246 entry
