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Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)

Marbled hatchetfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Borboleta listrada, Borboleta pintada, Peixe borboleta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon (Ref. 39056), Machado (Ref. 97589) and Acre River basins (Ref. 97592). Also Ref. 12225.
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: Weitzman, S.H. and L. Palmer, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Günther.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 5.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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