Carnegiella
| Carnegiella | |
|---|---|
| |
| Carnegiella strigata | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Carnegiella C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 |
Carnegiella is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. This genus contains some popular aquarium fishes.
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- 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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Carnegiella". FishBase. October 2012 version.
 | This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |