Gasteropelecus

Gasteropelecus
Gasteropelecus maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Gasteropelecus Scopoli, 1777 [1]
Type species
Clupea sternicla Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
Synonyms [1]
Gastropelecys Agassiz, 1846 Pterodiscus Eigenmann, 1909

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: ^[2]

• Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Silver hatchetfish)
• Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 (Spotted hatchetfish)
• Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) (River hatchetfish)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gasteropelecus". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gasteropelecidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gasteropelecus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 August 2025.