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Thoracocharax securis, the giant hatchetfish, is a hatchetfish found in the Amazon River Basin. Adults will grow up to 6.8 cm in the wild and 9 cm in the aquarium. It is a rarely seen species in the aquarium hobby.[1] It is known to glide up to 2.74 meters (9 ft) out of the water.[2]

Giant Hatchetfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Gasteropelecidae
Genus:	Thoracocharax
Species:	T. securis
Binomial name
Thoracocharax securis De Filippi, 1853

Aquarium care

Thoracocharax securis should be kept in group of at least 5 individuals. The minimum aquarium volume for such a group is 150 L.

References

http://eol.org/pages/217344/overview

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Thoracocharax-securis.html

На других языках

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- [en] Thoracocharax securis

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[es] Thoracocharax securis

Thoracocharax securis es una especie de peces de la familia Gasteropelecidae en el orden Characiformes.

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