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Name
Scientific name
Carnegiella myersi
Described by
Authority Fernandez-Yepes, Year 1950
Family
Gasteropelecidae
Common names
Pygmy Hatchetfish
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
The pygmy hatchetfish, Carnegiella myersi, is a tiny freshwater hatchetfish from the Peruvian Amazon basin, with a second population in Bol…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
25mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 50 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement Low: still or sluggish water
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 23–26°C, pH 4–7
Hardness
1–6dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bolivia, Peru, Aguarico, Amazon, Beni, Curiraba, Heath, Huallaga, Isiboro, Loreto-Yacu, Madeira, Madre De Dios, Mamore, Manú, Manuripi, Marañón, Napo, Nareuda, Orthon, Paranapura, Samiria, Tahuamanu, Tambopata, Ucayali, Yacuma, Yasuni
Writing
Etymology
Carnegiella: erected in 1909 by C.H. Eigenmann for the type species C. strigata (which was at that time named Gasteropelecus strigatus); the name honours Miss …
Distribution
Peruvian Amazon basin; the type locality is a creek near Yurimaguas, Peru. A second population is known from Bolivia, which according to Gery (1977) is deeper …
Habitat
Found in small, shaded and shallow woodland streams in the forest.
Aquarium size
An aquarium with a surface area measuring at least 50 ∗ 30 cm is required.
Maintenance
This species requires a well-matured aquarium with floating plants but providing some clear surface for swimming. Water movement should be minimal so the fish …
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Insectivore by nature, eating small insects on the water surface, it will usually accept most prepared foods that float such as flake and micro pellet, small d…
Behaviour and compatibility
Very peaceful but due to its small size and rather timid nature it is not a fish for the general community tank. In a community it’s best kept with similarly-s…
Sexual dimorphism
Presumably females will be rounder especially when viewed from above.
Reproduction
Not recorded.
Notes
The smallest and most delicate of the nominal hatchetfishes. The rounded keel is shallower than related species, giving this fish a distinctive elongate profil…
References
References
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