Carnegiella myersi

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Carnegiella myersi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Carnegiella
Species:
C. myersi
Binomial name
Carnegiella myersi

Carnegiella myersi, the pygmy hatchetfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. This fish is found in steams of the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

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Named for ichthyologist George S. Myers (1905-1985) of Stanford University, because of his contributions towards expanding the knowledge of South American fishes. [2]

Size

The pygmy hatchetfish grows to about 2.2 centimeters, or 0.9 inches.

In the aquarium

Pygmy hatchetfish are peaceful fish that do well in a community tank.

References

  1. ↑ Taphorn, D.C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Mojica, J.I.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Usma, S.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Carnegiella myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T49829602A176004245. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T49829602A176004245.en . Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (3 January 2024). "Family GASTEROPELECIDAE Bleeker 1859 (Freshwater Hatchetfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 14 August 2025.


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