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

Carnegiella
Carnegiella strigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Carnegiella C. H. Eigenmann, 1909

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

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