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Carnegiella myersi

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Pygmy hatchetfish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Carnegiella
Species:
C. myersi
Binomial name
Carnegiella myersi

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

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The pygmy hatchetfish grows to about 2.2 centimeters, or 0.9 inches.

In the aquarium

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Pygmy hatchetfish are peaceful fish that do well in a community tank.

References

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  1. ^ 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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