Amazon leaffish
The Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), or South American leaffish, is a species of fish belonging to the family Polycentridae. It is found in the Amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, where it inhabits edges of rivers and lakes, and streams. It is generally a low-density species that lives in slow-moving or essentially stagnant waters in areas with plant debris.
| Amazon leaffish | |
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| Amazon leaffish in its usual head-down position | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Polycentridae |
| Genus: | Monocirrhus |
| Species: | M. polyacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monocirrhus polyacanthus Heckel, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Monocirrhus mimophyllus Eigenmann & Allen, 1921 | |
Amazon leaffish are sometimes kept in aquariums, but they require acidic water, low light and live prey.
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