Giant hatchetfish
Thoracocharax securis
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The giant hatchetfish comes from the Amazon basin. It lives at the surface, hunting insects, and can leap and glide several metres out of the water. It reaches about 7 to 9 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Thoracocharax securis
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Gasteropelecus pectorosus, Gasteropelecus securis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–30 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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