Thoracocharax securis, the giant hatchetfish, is a hatchetfish found in the Amazon River Basin. Adults will grow up to 6.8 cm in the wild and 9 cm in the aquarium. It is a rarely seen species in the aquarium hobby.[1] It is known to glide up to 2.74 meters (9 ft) out of the water.[2]
| Giant Hatchetfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Thoracocharax |
| Species: | T. securis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thoracocharax securis De Filippi, 1853
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Aquarium care
editThoracocharax securis should be kept in group of at least 5 individuals. The minimum aquarium volume for such a group is 150 L.
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thoracocharax securis". FishBase. August 2014 version.
- ^ "Silver Hatchetfish|Thoracocharax securis" Mongabay Retrieved on August 1, 2014
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