Gasteropelecus
Sign in to saveGasteropelecus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyGasteropelecidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
- Collections
- CUMV, USNM, AUM, CAS, FMNH, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Brasil
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- Parent taxon
- Gasteropelecidae
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- Gasteropelecus sternicla.JPG
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Gasteropelecus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America.
==Species== Gasteropelecus contains the following valid species: Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Silver hatchetfish) Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 (Spotted hatchetfish) Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) (River hatchetfish)
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