Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950
Pygmy hatchetfish
photo by Oliver Zompro/von Wussow Importe

Family:  Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes)
Max. size:  2.15 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.5 - 6.5; dH range: 20
Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin in Peru.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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