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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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyGasteropelecidae
Habitatfreshwater
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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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Animalia
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Carl Linnaeus
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Chordata
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taxonomy
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Actinopterygii
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Louis Agassiz
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Q82486
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Characiformes
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FishBase
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type species
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Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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World Register of Marine Species
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