Carnegiella strigata
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Gasteropelecidae (Hatchetfishes)
Carnegiella
Carnegiella strigata
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
South America: Lower, middle and upper Amazon River basin; south of Amazon; and Caqueta River in Colombia.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. pelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Lives in groups. Feeds on crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). The females have an abdomen which is larger than those of the males. The eggs fall on the bottom or on vegetation and these hatch after 36 hours incubation at 25°C (Ref. 12225). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; may jump out of the aquarium; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).
Max length: 3.5 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-10-20. Resilience: High.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Géry, J. (1977) Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Mills, D. and G. Vevers (1989) The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p.
Weitzman, S.H. and L. Palmer (2003) Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes). p. 101-103. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
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