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Marbled hatchetfish

Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the marbled 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 marbled hatchetfish live?

Not recorded

Is the marbled 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 marbled hatchetfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyGasteropelecidae
  6. genusCarnegiella
  7. SpeciesCarnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864)

Synonyms Carnegiella fasciatus, Carnegiella strigata fasciata, Carnegiella strigata marowini, Carnegiella strigata strigata, Carnegiella strigata surinamensis, Carnegiella strigata vesca, Carnegiella vesca, Gasteropelecus fasciatus, Gasteropelecus strigatus, Gasteropelecus vesca

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • 細飛脂鯉Chinese
  • sekernatka mramorovanáCzech
  • Stribet øksefiskDanish
  • Gabel-BellbauchfischGerman
  • PechitoSpanish
  • JuovatapparakalaFinnish
  • Hachette marbréeFrench
  • Pstrążenica marmurkowaPolish
  • Borboleta pintadaPortuguese
  • Полосатая карнегиеллаRussian
  • Marmorerad BilbukSwedish
  • 细飞脂鲤Chinese
  • Marmoreret ØksefiskDanish
  • Marmorierter BeilbauchfischGerman
  • Pechito jaspeadoSpanish
  • StrigataSpanish
  • MarmoritapparakalaFinnish
  • Poisson-hachette striéFrench
  • Borboleta listradaPortuguese
  • Borboleta-listradaPortuguese
  • Peixe-machado-marmorizadoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled hatchetfish

Other species in the same genus Carnegiella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the marbled hatchetfish?

The marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata) belongs to the family Gasteropelecidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-hatchetfish

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{marbled_hatchetfish_2026,
  title = {Marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-hatchetfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}