African leaffish
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| African leaffish | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Polycentridae |
| Genus: | Polycentropsis Boulenger, 1901 |
| Species: | P. abbreviata
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| Binomial name | |
| Polycentropsis abbreviata Boulenger, 1901
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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 cm (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus, Polycentropsis .[2]
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