Polycentrus
| Polycentrus | |
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| Polycentrus schomburgkii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Polycentridae |
| Genus: | Polycentrus Müller & Troschel, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1848
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Polycentrus is a genus of small fish belonging to the family Polycentridae. They are found in fresh and brackish water in northern South America and Trinidad.[1][2]
Species[]
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- & , 2014
- Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849 (Guyana leaffish)
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Polycentrus in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ a b Coutinho, D.P. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2014). "A new species of leaffish Polycentrus Müller & Troschel, 1849 (Percomorpha: Polycentridae) from the Rio Negro, Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 12 (4): 747–753. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20140046. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-29.
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