SILVER HATCHET FISH ‘STERNICLA’ – 大型银斧燕子

The Silver Hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus levis) is one of the more unique looking freshwater fish in the aquarium hobby, and its unusual body shape and attractive coloration makes it highly sought after by aquarists. The name ‘hatchetfish’ originates from its laterally compressed body, which resembles the head of a hatchet.

Silver hatchetfish are only found in the lower Amazon River basin in Brazil, and they inhabit streams, canals, and the shallow, dark waterways deep in the Amazon forest known as igarapés. They can also be found in floodplain lakes during the rainy season.