Dwarf Angelfish

Pterophyllum leopoldi

Five Centimeters Cichlid of the Amazon Basin

Dwarf Angelfish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pterophyllum
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, along the Solimões Amazon River between about Manacapuru and Santarém; Rupununi River in the Essequibo River drainage in Guyana.

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