Gasteropelecidae

Freshwater hatchetfishes

9 species

1. 1Carnegiella marthae Myers, 1927 · Blackwing hatchetfishfresh · tropical
2. 2Carnegiella myersi Fernández-Yépez, 1950 · Pygmy hatchetfishfresh · tropical
3. 3Carnegiella schereri Fernández-Yépez, 1950 · Dwarf hatchetfishfresh · tropical
4. 4Carnegiella strigata (Günther, 1864) · Marbled hatchetfishfresh · tropical
5. 5Gasteropelecus levis (Eigenmann, 1909) · Silver hatchetfishfresh · tropical
6. 6Gasteropelecus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 · Spotted hatchetfishfresh · tropical
7. 7Gasteropelecus sternicla (Linnaeus, 1758) · River hatchetfishfresh · tropical
8. 8Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi, 1853) · Giant hatchetfishfresh · tropical
9. 9Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner, 1858) · Spotfin hatchetfishfresh · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.