Carnegiella myersi

Pygmy hatchetfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Superfamily: Characoidea
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Carnegiella
Species: C. myersi
Binomial name
Carnegiella myersi
Fernández-Yépez, 1950

The pygmy hatchetfish (Carnegiella mysersi) is a species of hatchetfish native to Peru.

Size

The pygmy hatchetfish grows to about 2.2 centimeters, or 0.9 inches.

In the aquarium

Pygmy hatchetfish are peaceful fish that do well in a community tank.


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