Biology:African leaffish

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African leaffish
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Nandidae
Genus: Polycentropsis
Boulenger, 1901
Species:
P. abbreviata
Binomial name
Polycentropsis abbreviata
Boulenger, 1901

the African leaffish (Polycentropsis abbreviata) is a species of African leaffish native to fresh waters of western Africa.[2] Although placed in the family Nandidae by FishBase[3] and by the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World[4] many recent authorities place Polycentropsis in Polycentridae.[5]

This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Lalèyè, P.; Moelants, T.; Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Polycentropsis abbreviata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T182604A135015337. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182604A135015337.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182604/135015337. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Polycentropsis abbreviata" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2019). "Nandidae" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  4. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 390. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/. Retrieved 2019-12-10. 
  5. Collins, R.A., R. Britz, and L. Ruber (2015). Phylogenetic systematics of leaffishes (Teleostei: Polycentridae, Nandidae). J Zoolog Syst Evol Res 53(4). doi:10.1111/jzs.12103

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