''Thoracocharax'' is a genus of
freshwater hatchetfish
The freshwater hatchetfish are a family, Gasteropelecidae, of ray-finned fish from South and Central America. The common hatchetfish is the most popular member among fish keeping hobbyists. The family includes three genera: ''Carnegiella'' (fo ...
es found in the
Amazon,
Orinoco
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...
and
Paraná basins in
South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.
Species
FishBase
FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. recognizes two species in the genus ''Thoracocharax'':
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Thoracocharax securis''
( De Filippi, 1853) (Giant hatchetfish)
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Thoracocharax stellatus
''Thoracocharax stellatus'', the silver hatchetfish, spotfin silver hatchetfish, spotted hatchetfish or platinum hatchetfish, is a widespread hatchetfish found throughout South America including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, ...
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( Kner, 1858) (Spotfin hatchetfish)
References
Gasteropelecidae
Fish of South America
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
Thoracocharax
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