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Thoracocharax

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gasteropelecidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
[[ Actinopterygii]]

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Characiformes

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Thoracocharax securis, Gasteropelecus, Freshwater hatchetfish, Characiformes, Carnegiella

Thoracocharax stellatus hatchet fish


Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.

Contents

Thoracocharax stellatus


Species

FishBase recognizes two species in the genus Thoracocharax:

  • Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi, 1853) (Giant hatchetfish)
  • Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner, 1858) (Spotfin hatchetfish)

    • References

    Thoracocharax Wikipedia
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