Gasteropelecus maculatus
Species of fish
Gasteropelecus maculatus | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific 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
- Media related to Gasteropelecus maculatus at Wikimedia Commons
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