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Malabar leaffish (Pristolepis marginata)
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Ecological Illustration of Malabar leaffish (Pristolepis marginata)
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Pristolepididae

Malabar leaffish

Pristolepis marginata

Fifteen Centimeters Pristolepidid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

The Malabar Leaffish (Pristolepis marginata) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Pristolepididae. It lives in the Western Ghats in India.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family
Pristolepididae
Genus
Pristolepis
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
deep_bodied
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