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Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)
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Ecological Illustration of Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)
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Polycentridae

Amazon leaffish

Monocirrhus polyacanthus

Body shape and color like leaves

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Amazon leaffish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 8 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Cichlids and Allies
Family
Polycentridae
Genus
Monocirrhus
Water type
Freshwater
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