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Black-winged hatchetfish

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set back. This species has wing-like pectoral fins that often extend to half of the fish's body length. In general, coloration is silver with black patches and stripes but, depending on the angle of light, colors may vary. A stripe that is usually gold stretches horizontally from the gill cover the
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Black-winged hatchetfish are peaceful fish that will do well with many other types of tropical fish such as smaller species of catfish and
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base of the tail. Black-winged hatchetfish can reach up to 2.8 cm (1.1 in) in length.
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Black-winged hatchetfish has a convex body. It has a very deep ventral profile with its
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Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018).
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Gasteropelecidae
Carnegiella
Binomial name
G. S. Myers
ray-finned
South America
George Myers
anal fin
streams
Orinoco
Negro
South America
Brazil
Venezuela
omnivorous
flake foods
insects
crustaceans
tetras
aquarium
Freshwater hatchetfish
"Order Characiformes: Families Iguanodectidae, Triportheidae, Bryconidae, Chalceidae and Gasteropedecidae"

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