Carnegiella strigata fasciata, Garman, 1890
Origin:Iquitos, Peru.
Etymology: Carnegiella, After miss Margaret Carnegie, referring to the grace of the fish, strigata means striped.
Carnegiella strigata prefers a planted aquarium with a few floating plants. A schooling fish, the Marble Hatchet is best kept in a group of six or more. A hood on the aquarium is necessary, as this fish likes to jump.
Feeding: Carnegiella strigata strigata (Marbled Hatchetfish) will usually accept dry food.
Breeding: Carnegiella strigata strigata (Marbled Hatchetfish) lay their eggs among fine leafed plants.
Marble Hatchetfish
Scientific Name: Carnegiella strigata
Family: Gasteropelecidae
About the Marble Hatchetfish
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Characins ...
Marbled Hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata)
Photo of: Marbled Hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata) ...
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Marbled Hatchetfish - Carnegiella strigata
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Photo Credit: Bart Geboers ...
Carnegiella strigata
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Overview: One of my favorite fish. No other has quite the same look.
Carnegiella strigata (TSN 163123). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 11 March 2006.
"Carnegiella strigata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
Carnegiella strigata
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Carnegiella strigata strigata
SYN : Carnegiellastrigatus, Gasteropelecus strigata, G. fasciata, G. vesca
PD : Has a convex body. The ventral fins are very small and the back is fairly straight.
Like other Hatchetfish, Carnegiella strigata has a slender body with a deep belly and pectoral fins set high on the body. But the Marble Hatchet also boasts a subtle rainbow of colors that dresses its stunningly shiny brown body. [...] ...
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Marble Hatchet fish - Carnegiella strigata (Brazil Code 6117) Average 0.75 - 1″ Marble Hatchet fish The Marbled Hatchet fish, is a small, freshwater ray-finned fish native to South America and is common in the aquarium industry.
 See also: Marbled Hatchet, Fish, Water, Species, Aquarium
  
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