Carnegiella myersi
| Carnegiella myersi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Carnegiella |
| Species: | C. myersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950
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Carnegiella myersi, the pygmy hatchetfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. This fish is found in steams of the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Named for ichthyologist George S. Myers (1905-1985) of Stanford University, because of his contributions towards expanding the knowledge of South American fishes.[2]
Size
The pygmy hatchetfish grows to about 2.2 centimeters, or 0.9 inches.
In the aquarium
Pygmy hatchetfish are peaceful fish that do well in a community tank.
References
- ^ Taphorn, D.C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Mojica, J.I.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Usma, S.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Carnegiella myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T49829602A176004245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T49829602A176004245.en. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (3 January 2024). "Family GASTEROPELECIDAE Bleeker 1859 (Freshwater Hatchetfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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