Carnegiella myersi

Pygmy hatchetfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Carnegiella
Species:	C. myersi
Binomial name
	Carnegiella myersi; , 1950

The pygmy hatchetfish (Carnegiella mysersi) 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.^[1]

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[]

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[ETYFish-1] 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.

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