AquaticRepublic.com - Monocirrhus polyacanthus (Polycentridae) All Fishes

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Monocirrhus polyacanthus** Heckel, 1840
Common Names	South American Leaf-fish Amazon Leaf-fish, Southamerikanischer Blattfisch (Germany)
Type Locality	Marabitanos, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Monocirrhus mimophyllus
Species Information
Size	80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin in Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Columbia, and Venezuela.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 439.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:49 (species record created: 2011 Nov 13 06:37)