Black-Winged Hatchetfish
Scientific Name: Carnegiella marthae
Family: Gasteropelecidae
About the Black-Winged Hatchetfish
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Characins ...
Carnegiella marthae prefers a planted aquarium with a few floating plants. A schooling fish, the Marthae Hatchet is best kept in a group of six or more. A hood on the aquarium is necessary, as this fish likes to jump.
· Gasteopelecidae Carnegiella marthae - 3
· Gasteopelecidae Thoracocharax stellatus - 1,2
· Gymnotonidae Gymnotus angularis - 4 ...
Carnegiella marthae
SYN : None
PD : Has a convex body. The ventral fins are very small and the back is fairly straight. The wing-like pectoral fins are transparent and often measure up to one-half the fish's overall body length.
Scientific Name: Carnegiella marthae or C. strigata
Family: Gasteropelecidae within Characidae
Size: Around 1 to 1½ inches
Temperature: 74 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit
Alkalinity: Slightly acidic and moderately soft
pH: 6.
Black-Winged Hatchfish (Carnegiella marthae): This has a unusual shaped fish. It is basically brown, with a black rim across the body, which has many spots.
Blackwinged hatchetfish, Carnegiella marthae
Pygmy hatchetfish, Carnegiella myersi
Dwarf hatchetfish, Carnegiella schereri
Marbled hatchetfish, Carnegiella strigata ...
For example Melanotaenia boesemani named after Marinus Böseman and Carnegiella marthae named after Martha Ruth Myers (Mrs. G. S. Myers). Note that accents are not used so the name Böseman becomes Boeseman (we don't use œ anymore).
Genus Carnegiella (Eigenmann, 1909)
Blackwinged hatchetfish, Carnegiella marthae
Pygmy hatchetfish, Carnegiella myersi
Dwarf hatchetfish, Carnegiella schereri
Marbled hatchetfish, Carnegiella strigata ...
 See also: Water, Species, Fish, Aquarium, Marbled Hatchetfish
  
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