Gasteropelecus maculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Gasteropelecus |
| Species: | G. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879
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Conventional and X-ray images
Gasteropelecus maculatus is a freshwater pelagic fish found in Central and South America from eastern Panama through western Colombia. It growth up to 6.4 cm and feeds on small crustaceans, larvae and mosquitoes.[1]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Gasteropelecus maculatus in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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Categories:
- Gasteropelecidae
- Fish of Panama
- Freshwater fish of Colombia
- Magdalena River
- Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
- Fish described in 1879
- Characiformes stubs