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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Carnegiella
Species: C. marthae – C. myersi – C. schereri – C. strigata
Name

Carnegiella Eigenmann, 1909
References

Carnegiella – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Carnegiella is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. This genus contains some popular aquarium fishes.
Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

Carnegiella marthae G. S. Myers, 1927 (Blackwing hatchetfish)
Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Pygmy hatchetfish)
Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Dwarf hatchetfish)
Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864) (Marbled hatchetfish)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Carnegiella in FishBase. October 2012 version.

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