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Blackwing hatchetfish

Carnegiella marthae Myers, 1927

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackwing hatchetfish (Carnegiella marthae) is a species in the family Gasteropelecidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the blackwing hatchetfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blackwing hatchetfish live?

Not recorded

Is the blackwing hatchetfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blackwing hatchetfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyGasteropelecidae
  6. genusCarnegiella
  7. SpeciesCarnegiella marthae Myers, 1927

Synonyms Carnegiella marthae marthae

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Black-winged hatchetfishEnglish
  • Blackwinged hatchetfishEnglish
  • sekernatka trpasličíCzech
  • Sortvinget øksefiskDanish
  • KääpiötapparakalaFinnish
  • Törpe baltahasúlazacHungarian
  • ØksefiskNorwegian
  • Topornica małaPolish
  • Peixe-borboletaPortuguese
  • Летающая карнегиеллаRussian
  • 黑翼飛脂鯉Chinese
  • Pstrążenica małaPolish
  • Peixe-borboleta brancaPortuguese
  • Peixe-borboleta prateadaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackwing hatchetfish

Other species in the same genus Carnegiella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackwing hatchetfish?

The blackwing hatchetfish (Carnegiella marthae) belongs to the family Gasteropelecidae in the order Characiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blackwing hatchetfish (Carnegiella marthae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackwing-hatchetfish

MLA

“Blackwing hatchetfish (Carnegiella marthae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackwing-hatchetfish.

BibTeX
@misc{blackwing_hatchetfish_2026,
  title = {Blackwing hatchetfish (Carnegiella marthae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackwing-hatchetfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}