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Pterophyllum leopoldi

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Species of fish

Pterophyllum leopoldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pterophyllum
Species: P. leopoldi
Binomial name
Pterophyllum leopoldi
(J. P. Gosse, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Plataxoides leopoldi J. P. Gosse, 1963

Pterophyllum leopoldi, also referred to as the teardrop angelfish, Leopold's angelfish dwarf angelfish, or roman-nosed angelfish, is an angelfish species native to the Amazon River (between Manacapuru and Santarém), Essequibo River and Rupununi River.

It is distinguished from other members of the genus Pterophyllum 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.

The species is frequently misidentified as P. dumerilii when it is imported in the aquarium trade. P. leopoldi is the smallest of the angelfish species, reaching a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL and a height of 15 centimetres (5.9 in)SL.

The specific name honours King Leopold III of Belgium, who sponsored the expedition to the Amazon that collected the type of this species.

References

  1. ^ Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (2007-04-10). "Pterophyllum leopoldi (Gosse, 1963)". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. "Angelfish: new names, new species". Tropical Fish Finder. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterophyllum leopoldi". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. 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. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Pterophyllum leopoldi
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