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Marbled Hatchetfish
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Characins, piranhas & tetras

Marbled Hatchetfish

Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMarbled Hatchetfish
DutchGemarmerde bijlzalm
SpanishPechito jaspeado
Chinese细飞脂鲤
Scientific nameCarnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)

About this species

The marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. The small deep-bodied fish, in the genera Carnegiella, is from the family Gasteropelecidae which includes both Gasteropelecus and Thoracocharax. This species is found in South America, and in rivers and streams all throughout Northern South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyGasteropelecidae
GenusCarnegiella

In Suriname

163Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1898First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini64
  • Brokopondo3
  • Para3
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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