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freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
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Ecological Illustration of freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
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Pantodontidae

freshwater butterflyfish

Pantodon buchholzi

Pantodontid Fish from the Congo Basin

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

freshwater butterflyfish is a freshwater fish from West and Central Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 11.9 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Bonytongues
Family
Pantodontidae
Genus
Pantodon
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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