Marbled Hatchetfish
Carnegiella strigata
The Marbled Hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Gasteropelecidae. It grows to 3.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.
- Size
- 3.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 4.0–7.0
- Tank footprint
- 75 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature20–28 °C
pH4.0–7.0
Hardness1–10 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyGasteropelecidae
- GenusCarnegiella
- SpeciesCarnegiella strigata
Quick answers
- Marbled Hatchetfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 3.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Marbled Hatchetfish tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
- Marbled Hatchetfish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 4.0–7.0, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
- Marbled Hatchetfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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