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Dwarf hatchetfish

Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the dwarf 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 dwarf hatchetfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf 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 dwarf hatchetfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyGasteropelecidae
  6. genusCarnegiella
  7. SpeciesCarnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950

Synonyms Carnegiella marthae schereri

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Scherer’s hatchetfishEnglish
  • sekernatka SchererovaCzech
  • PechitoSpanish
  • Peixe-borboletaPortuguese
  • 謝氏飛脂鯉Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf hatchetfish

Other species in the same genus Carnegiella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf hatchetfish?

The dwarf hatchetfish (Carnegiella schereri) belongs to the family Gasteropelecidae in the order Characiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf hatchetfish (Carnegiella schereri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-hatchetfish

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BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_hatchetfish_2026,
  title = {Dwarf hatchetfish (Carnegiella schereri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-hatchetfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}