Gasteropelecus
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| Genus: | Gasteropelecus Scopoli, 1777
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Gasteropelecus is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in Central and South America. This genus includes some popular aquarium fishes. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
- Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Silver hatchetfish)
- Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 (Spotted hatchetfish)
- Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) (River hatchetfish)
References
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gasteropelecus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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