All Fishes ⇒ Gasteropelecidae ⇒ Gasteropelecus  |  | 

  • Gasteropelecus maculatus
Hop to next section All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name Gasteropelecus maculatus    Steindachner, 1879
Common Name
Type Locality Mamoni River near Chepo, Panama.
Synonym(s) Thoracocharax brevis, Thoracocharax maculatus, Thoracocharax maculatus magdalenae, Thoracocharax magdalenae
Etymology Gasteropelecus: Greek, gaster = stomach + Latin, pelecus =hatchet. 
Hop to next section Species Information
Size 64mm or 2.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Hop to next section Habitat Information
Distribution Central and South America: eastern Panama through western Colombia.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Hop to next section Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Hop to next section Further Information
Reference Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 15) (for 19 June 1879), pp 151.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list.
There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars!
There is no record of this fish being seen.
Forum BBCode
Look up on Fishbase Look up G. maculatus on Fishbase
Look up on Encyclopedia of Life Look up G. maculatus on Encyclopedia of Life
Look up on Global Biodiversity Information Facility Look up G. maculatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Gasteropelecus maculatus QR code LFS label creator
ARN ref:4.89.875.7714
Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2020 Sep 09 11:49)