Title: Freshwater
Species #: 86
Common Name: common hatchetfish Scientific Name: Gasteropelecus sternicla Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: gasteropelecidae
Geography/Habitat: They are found in the Amazon River. They live in well vegetated areas near shore. Life Strategy: They only breed for a short period of time. The eggs are released by the female, and then the male follows and releases his sperm. Food/Feed Strategy: They mainly eat insects and larvae.
1. Body Form or Style: Compressiform 2. Swim/Locomotion Style: Carangiform 3. Mouth Position: Terminal Citation: Shakoor, A. 2000. "Gasteropelecus sternicla" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed December 07, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Gasteropelecus_sternicla.html.