Carnegiella schereri

Dwarf Hatchetfish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Carnegiella
Species: C. schereri
Binomial name
Carnegiella schereri
Fernández-Yépez, 1950

Carnegiella schereri, a species of hatchetfish, is native to the Amazon Basin in Peru and Brazil.[1] It is often sold for the aquarium hobby under the name silver hatchetfish, dwarf hatchetfish, or Scherer's hatchetfish, and grows to about 2.6 centimeters (1 inch).[2]

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