Leaffishes
Polycentridae
Leaffishes are small fishes of the family Polycentridae. They consist of four genera found in fresh and brackish water in South America and Africa.
The African species were formerly placed in the Anabantiform family Nandidae (otherwise found only in Asia), but recent taxonomic studies have affirmed their relationship to the South American species. Their taxonomic placement was previously debated, but they are now generally placed in the order Cichliformes.
4 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Monocirrhus
genusMonocirrhus
Polycentrus
genusPolycentrus
Polycentropsis
genusPolycentropsis
Afronandus
genusAfronandus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86000.