Pterophyllum leopoldi
| Pterophyllum leopoldi | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Pterophyllum |
| Species: | P. leopoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterophyllum leopoldi (J. P. Gosse, 1963) | |
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Pterophyllum leopoldi, also referred to as the teardrop angelfish, leopold's angelfish[1] dwarf angelfish, or roman-nosed angelfish,[2] is an angelfish species native to the Amazon River (between Manacapuru and Santarém), Essequibo River and Rupununi River.[3]
It is distinguished from other members of the Pterophyllum genus by the absence of a pre-dorsal notch and by the presence of a black blotch at the dorsal insertion on the 4th vertical bar.[1]
The species is frequently misidentified as P. dumerilii when the species is imported in the aquarium trade.[4] P. leopoldi is the smallest of the angelfish species reaching a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL[3] and the most aggressive.
References
- 1 2 Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (2007-04-10). "Pterophyllum leopoldi (Gosse, 1963)". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ "Angelfish: new names, new species". Tropical Fish Finder. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterophyllum leopoldi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Hougen, Dean (May–June 1994). "Cichlids of the New World: An Unexpected Acara and Part II - High-bodied Acaras". Aqua News (the Minnesota Aquarium Society). Retrieved 2008-05-19.
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