Blackwing hatchetfish
Carnegiella marthae
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The black-winged hatchetfish from the Orinoco and Rio Negro (Venezuela and Brazil) is under 3 centimetres long. Peaceful, it feeds at the surface, mainly on insects, and also on small crustaceans.
- Scientific name
- Carnegiella marthae
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Carnegiella marthae marthae, Carnegiella marthae schereri
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 4–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 2.8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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