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Carnegiella strigata

Carnegiella strigata

The Carnegiella strigata, also known as the striped hatchetfish, is a small fish that loves to swim near the surface of the water. Its shiny body helps it blend in with the light, making it look like a little silver arrow in the water!

Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers and streams

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The Carnegiella strigata has a distinct hatchet-shaped body, flattened on the sides, with large pectoral fins. Its silvery body is adorned with dark, wavy stripes that resemble marble patterns. The small dorsal fin is located far back, near the tail, giving it a unique profile.

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Carnegiella strigata

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Imagine a fish that spends most of its life looking up at the sky!

Their super-flat bottom helps them hide perfectly from predators below!

These tiny fish can jump so fast, they almost disappear in a blink!

They can 'skip' on the water's surface, almost like tiny flying saucers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Flight Fin Power

Carnegiella strigata can leap out of the water and glide short distances using their powerful pectoral fins because this helps them escape predators.

Fähigkeit

Surface Skimmer

Carnegiella strigata has an upturned mouth that helps them easily snatch small insects from the water's surface.

Fähigkeit

Hatchet Hydrodynamics

Carnegiella strigata has a unique keel-shaped chest that helps them stay perfectly balanced and maneuver swiftly at the water's surface.

Maße und Details

Länge
3-4 cm
Gewicht
0.0005-0.001 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-3 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
0.5 m
Wasserart
Süßwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat tiny insects that fall onto the water, plus other small critters.

Hauptnahrung

  • Terrestrial insects
  • Aquatic insect larvae
  • Small crustaceans
  • Zooplankton

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

A common predator in their Amazonian habitat.

eaten by

Golden Trahira

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus

Larger fish that preys on smaller surface dwellers.

hunts

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Catches small flying insects that fall onto the water's surface.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Striped Hatchetfish

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always be gentle around fish tanks and never put your hands in without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Carnegiella strigata?

3-4 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Carnegiella strigata?

0.0005-0.001 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Carnegiella strigata?

2-3 Jahre

Was frisst Carnegiella strigata?

They mostly eat tiny insects that fall onto the water, plus other small critters.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Carnegiella strigata?

8 km/h

Wo findet man Carnegiella strigata normalerweise?

Freshwater rivers and streams

Wie jagt Carnegiella strigata?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Carnegiella strigata?

0.5 m

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