Pristolepididae

Malayan leaffish

Pristolepis fasciata

Endemic Pristolepidid Fish of the Mekong Basin

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Asia (unspecified)
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Pristolepis fasciatus, commonly known as the Malayan leaffish, is a fish in the family Pristolepididae. It lives in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo, possibly also in southern India and China.