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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Gasteropelecus |
| Species: | G. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 | |
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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 grows up to 6.4 cm and feeds on small crustaceans, larvae and mosquitoes.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gasteropelecus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Gasteropelecus maculatus in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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