Gasteropelecus is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in Central and South America. This genus includes some popular aquarium fishes. There are currently three described species in this genus.
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| Gasteropelecus maculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Gasteropelecus Scopoli, 1777 |
Species
edit- Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Silver hatchetfish)
- Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 (Spotted hatchetfish)
- Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) (River hatchetfish)
References
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gasteropelecus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
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