Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950
Dwarf hatchetfish
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes)
Max. size:  2.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin in Peru and Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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