Marbled Hatchet - Carnegiella strigata strigata
Synonym: Carnegiella strigata strigata
Common name: Marbled Hatchetfish ...
Marbled Hatchetfish Species Profile
The marbled hatchetfish found in the local fish store are all caught in the wild - they have been spawned, but not on a commercial basis.
Marbled Hatchetfish are egg-layers, females are fuller, and will often swell with eggs. Live foods are used to condition a breeding pair. The breeding tank water should have a ph of 6.0. You will need floating plants and peat if possible.
Marbled Hatchetfish
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The Marbled Hatchetfish, Carnegiella strigata, is a freshwater ray-finned fish native to South America. It is usually around 35 mm in length, and unusually shaped.
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The Marbled Hatchetfish is most noted for its unmistakable shape. Its big, round belly gives it a triangular body shape. This fish has long, winglike pectoral fins, which it uses to propel itself through the air when they leap from the water.
Marbled Hatchetfish (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.
Marbled Hatchetfish
Synonyms:
Carnegiella strigata fasciata
Carnegiella strigata marowini
Carnegiella strigata strigata
Carnegiella strigata surinamensis
Carnegiella strigata vesca
Carnegiella vesca
Gasteropelecus fasciatus
Gasteropelecus strigatus ...
Marbled Hatchet
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Distribution Found mostly in small forest streams in Guyana and the Amazon River basin.
The Marbled Hatchet fish, is a small, freshwater ray-finned fish native to South America and is common in the aquarium industry. Like most Amazonian fish, the species prefers softer, acidic water.
Availability: The Common Hatchetfish is readily available. They are somewhat more expensive than the Marbled Hatchetfish but are also a hardier species which makes them worth the extra price.
Author: David Brough, CFS ...
Genus Carnegiella (Eigenmann, 1909)
Blackwinged hatchetfish, Carnegiella marthae
Pygmy hatchetfish, Carnegiella myersi
Dwarf hatchetfish, Carnegiella schereri
Marbled hatchetfish, Carnegiella strigata ...
 See also: Fish, Water, Carnegiella strigata, Species, Aquarium
  
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