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Gasteropelecus maculatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Gasteropelecus
Species:	G. maculatus
Binomial name
Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879

Gasteropelecus maculatus or spotted hatchetfish is a freshwater pelagic fish found in Central and South America from eastern Panama through western Colombia. It growth up to 6.4 cm and feeds on small crustaceans, larvae and mosquitoes.

References

1. "Spotted hatchet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Gasteropelecus maculatus in FishBase. April 2006 version.

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