Pristolepis fasciata
Pristolepis fasciatus, commonly known as the Malayan leaffish, is a fish in the family Pristolepididae.[2][3] It occurs in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo, possibly also in southern India and China.[1][3] It grows to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length.[3] It is collected for the aquarium trade and also used as a food fish.[1]
| Pristolepis fasciata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pristolepididae |
| Genus: | Pristolepis |
| Species: | P. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristolepis fasciata (Bleeker, 1851) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Catopra fasciata Bleeker, 1851 | |
References
- Ng, H.H. & Abraham, R. (2019). "Pristolepis fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T172329A60604437. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (31 January 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Pristolepis fasciata" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
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