Monocirrhus polyacanthus
| Monocirrhus polyacanthus | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Polycentridae |
| Genus: | Monocirrhus Heckel, 1840 |
| Species: | M. polyacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monocirrhus polyacanthus Heckel, 1840 | |
Monocirrhus polyacanthus, also known as the Amazon leaffish is a species of fish belonging to the Polycentridae family. It inhabits the often brackish waters, both clear and turbid, of Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela in the Amazon River basin. It reaches a maximum length of 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in).[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Monocirrhus polyacanthus" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
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