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Gasteropelecus

Synonyms: Gasteropelicus; Gasteroplecus; Gasteropleucus; Gastropelecus; Pterodiscus

Wikipedia Abstract

Gasteropelecus is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in Central and South America. This genus includes some popular aquarium fishes. There are currently three described species in this genus.
View Wikipedia Record: Gasteropelecus

Species

Gasteropelecus acanturus
Gasteropelecus levis (Silver hatchetfish)
Gasteropelecus maculatus (Spotted hatchetfish)
Gasteropelecus sternicla (Silver hatchetfish) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0