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Carnegiella marthae Myers, 1927

Blackwing hatchetfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Borboleta de asas pretas
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Rio Negro.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Géry, J., 1977
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Dvärgbilfisk, Sortvinget øksefisk, Pstrazenica mala, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes)
Etymology: Carnegiella: After Miss Margaret Carnegie, referring to the grace of the fish.
  More on author: Myers.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 6.5; dH range: ? - 4.   Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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