Carnegiella myersi
Appearance
Pygmy hatchetfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
Genus: | Carnegiella |
Species: | C. myersi
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Binomial name | |
Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950
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The pygmy hatchetfish (Carnegiella myersi) is a species of hatchetfish native to Peru.
Named for ichthyologist George S. Myers (1905-1985) of Stanford University, because of his contributions towards expanding the knowledge of South American fishes.[1]
Size
[edit]The pygmy hatchetfish grows to about 2.2 centimeters, or 0.9 inches.
In the aquarium
[edit]Pygmy hatchetfish are peaceful fish that do well in a community tank.
References
[edit]- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families IGUANODECTIDAE, TRIPORTHEIDAE, BRYCONIDAE, CHALCEIDAE and GASTEROPELECIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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