| Pygmy hatchetfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Carnegiella |
| Species: | C. myersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950 | |
The pygmy hatchetfish (Carnegiella myersi) is a species of hatchetfish native to Peru.
Named for ichthyologist George S. Myers (1905-1985) of Stanford University, because of his contributions towards expanding the knowledge of South American fishes.
Size
The pygmy hatchetfish grows to about 2.2 centimeters, or 0.9 inches.
In the aquarium
Pygmy hatchetfish are peaceful fish that do well in a community tank.
References
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families IGUANODECTIDAE, TRIPORTHEIDAE, BRYCONIDAE, CHALCEIDAE and GASTEROPELECIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Carnegiella myersi | |
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