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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.

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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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