Gasteropelecus maculatus

Species of fish

Gasteropelecus maculatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Gasteropelecus
Species:
G. maculatus
Binomial name
Gasteropelecus maculatus
Steindachner, 1879
Conventional and X-ray images

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

  1. ^ "Spotted hatchet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Gasteropelecus maculatus in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • Media related to Gasteropelecus maculatus at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Gasteropelecus maculatus


  • v
  • t
  • e