Results for “pectoral girdle”
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Carnegiella marthaeBlackwing Hatchetfish
Myers, 1927
Max length28mm SL1.1in SLTank60 × 30cm24 × 12inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH4.0–7.0Gasteropelecids are commonly-referred to as 'freshwater hatchetfishes' due to their heavily-keeled body shape which has evolved in such a way due to possessing an enlarged, heavily-muscled pectoral girdle, and which resembles the shape of a hatchet head. They are sometimes said to be capable of propelled flight above the water surface by beating their pectoral fins but in fact this is not the case and was disproven by Wiest (1995) who used...
Gasteropelecus levisSilver Hatchetfish
Eigenmann, 1909
Max length35mm SL1.4in SLTank80 × 30cm31 × 12inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH5.0–7.5Gasteropelecids are commonly-referred to as ‘freshwater hatchetfishes’ due to their heavily-keeled body shape which has evolved in such a way due to possessing an enlarged, heavily-muscled pectoral girdle, and which resembles the shape of a hatchet head. They are sometimes said to be capable of propelled flight above the water surface by beating their pectoral fins but in fact this is not the cas...