Home›Where they come from›YacuRiverYacuOne profile names the Yacu. That is what has been written, not what lives there.Species1Families1Photographed1 of 1Difficulty rated1 of 1BasinAmazon basinAlso in the Amazon basinComamboThat fish is also recorded fromAmazonApaApureAraguaiaConfusoCuiabáde la PlataRuns throughBrazilPeruThoracocharax stellatusSpotfin HatchetfishGasteropelecidae · Kner, 1858Max length70mm SL2.8in SLTank120 × 45cm48 × 18inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH5.0–7.5T. 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).Easy
