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Heath

2 profiles across 1 family name the Heath as a locality.

Species
2
Families
1
Photographed
2 of 2
Difficulty rated
2 of 2

Basin

Also in the Amazon basinspecies recorded from both

Shares fishes with rivers elsewherespecies recorded from both

Runs through

This species possesses an elongate body shape relative to congeners.

Carnegiella myersiPygmy Hatchetfish

Gasteropelecidae · Fernandez-Yepes, 1950

Max length
25mm SL1.0in SL
Tank
50 × 30cm20 × 12in
Temp
23–26°C73–79°F
pH
4.0–7.0

The smallest and most delicate of the nominal hatchetfishes. The rounded keel is shallower than related species, giving this fish a distinctive elongate profile. The family Gasteropelecidae is separated from other Characiformes by the following combination of characters: front...

Easy
Specimen from the U.S. aquarium trade.

Thoracocharax stellatusSpotfin Hatchetfish

Gasteropelecidae · Kner, 1858

Max length
70mm SL2.8in SL
Tank
120 × 45cm48 × 18in
Temp
20–28°C68–82°F
pH
5.0–7.5

T. stellatus is superficially similar to its only congener T. securis, but can immediately be identified by the presence (vs. absence) of a prominent dark spot in the dorsal-fin. It is sometimes traded as 'platinum hatchetfish'. The genus Thoracocharax was originally erected by Fowler in 1906 as a subgenus of Gasteropelecus, but was elevated to generic status by Weitzman (1960).

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