Gasteropelecus maculatus

Gasteropelecus maculatus, the spotted hatchetfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. This fish is found in Central and South America from eastern Panama through western Colombia. It growth up to 6.4 cm and feeds on small crustaceans, larvae and mosquitoes.^[3]

Gasteropelecus maculatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Gasteropelecus
Species:	G. maculatus
Binomial name
Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879
Synonyms[2]
Thoracocharax brevis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Thoracocharax magdalenae C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

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