Carnegiella

Carnegiella
Carnegiella strigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Carnegiella C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 [1]
Type species
Gasteropelecus strigatus Günther, 1864 [1]

Carnegiella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. This genus contains some popular aquarium fishes.

Species

Carnegiella contains the following valid species: ^[2]

• Carnegiella marthae G. S. Myers, 1927 (Blackwing hatchetfish)
• Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Pygmy hatchetfish)
• Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Dwarf hatchetfish)
• Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864) (Marbled hatchetfish)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gasteropelecidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 August 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Carnegiella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 August 2025.