Pterophyllum leopoldi

Pterophyllum leopoldi
Scientific classification
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^[1] dwarf angelfish, or roman-nosed angelfish,^[2] is an angelfish species native to the Amazon River (between Manacapuru and Santarém), Essequibo River and Rupununi River.^[3]

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.^[1]

The species is frequently misidentified as P. dumerilii when it is imported in the aquarium trade.^[4] P. leopoldi is the smallest of the angelfish species, reaching a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL,^[3] and the most aggressive.^{[citation needed]}

The specific name honours King Leopold III of Belgium, who sponsored the expedition to the Amazon that collected the type of this species.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (2007-04-10). "Pterophyllum leopoldi (Gosse, 1963)". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
^ "Angelfish: new names, new species". Tropical Fish Finder. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterophyllum leopoldi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ 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.
^ 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.

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[cichlid_room_leopoldi-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (2007-04-10). "Pterophyllum leopoldi (Gosse, 1963)". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 2008-05-18.

[TFF_leopoldi-2] "Angelfish: new names, new species". Tropical Fish Finder. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2008-05-19.

[Fishbase-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterophyllum leopoldi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[Hougen94-4] 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.

[ETYFish-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.

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