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: Gasteropelecus
Species: G. levis – G. maculatus – G. sternicla
Name
Gasteropelecus Scopoli, 1777
References
Gasteropelecus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Gasteropelecus is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in Central and South America. This genus includes some popular aquarium fishes. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
Gasteropelecus levis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) (Silver hatchetfish)
Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 (Spotted hatchetfish)
Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) (River hatchetfish)
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gasteropelecus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
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