Gasteropelecus levis

Gasteropelecus levis, the silver hatchetfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. It is a relatively small fish that is often kept in aquariums. It is compressed laterally, with black and gold lines running along its side, adults will grow up to 3.5 cm in the wild and 6 cm in the aquarium.^[3]

Gasteropelecus levis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Gasteropelecus
Species:	G. levis
Binomial name
Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
Pterodiscus levis C. H. Eigenmann, 1909

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species