Gasteropelecus maculatus or spotted hatchetfish is a freshwater pelagic fish 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.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Gasteropelecus |
| Species: | G. maculatus
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| Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879
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Conventional and X-ray images
References edit
- ^ "Spotted hatchet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Gasteropelecus maculatus in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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