Gasteropelecus
| Gasteropelecus | |
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| Gasteropelecus maculatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Scopoli, 1777[1] |
| Type species | |
| Clupea sternicla | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Gasteropelecus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America.
Species
Gasteropelecus contains the following valid species:[2]
- Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Silver hatchetfish)
- Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 (Spotted hatchetfish)
- Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) (River hatchetfish)
References
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gasteropelecus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gasteropelecidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gasteropelecus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 August 2025.