Pygmy hatchetfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Superfamily: | Characoidea |
Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
Genus: | Carnegiella |
Species: | C. myersi |
Binomial name | |
Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950 |
The pygmy hatchetfish (Carnegiella mysersi) is a species of hatchetfish native to Peru.
The pygmy hatchetfish grows to about 2.2 centimeters, or 0.9 inches.
Pygmy hatchetfish are peaceful fish that do well in a community tank.