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Pristolepis fasciata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Pristolepis

Higher classification
  
Pristolepis

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Pristolepididae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Pristolepis fasciata ffishasiaphotossp397PristolepisfasciataNUOL

Similar
  
Pristolepis, Nandidae, Perciformes, Beardless barb, Systomus orphoides

Pristolepis fasciatus, commonly known as the Malayan leaffish, is a fish in the family Pristolepididae. 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. It grows to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length. It is collected for the aquarium trade and also used as a food fish.

Pristolepis fasciata coius quadrifasciatus cichlasoma bifasciatum


References

Pristolepis fasciata Wikipedia


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