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Leaf Fish
Monocirrhus polyacanthus
Also known as: Amazon Leaffish
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Polycentridae• Order: Perciformes
Leaf fish or Leaffish may refer to:Nandidae, Asian leaffishes
Polycentridae, African & South American leaffishes
Pristolepididae, Asian leaffishes
Taenianotus triacanthus, the "leaf scorpionfish", a species of marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae
Brachirus harmandi and B. panoides, Southeast Asian freshwater true soles
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Leaf Fish, Amazon Leaffish
Class:
Actinopterygii
Data Completeness:
100%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Tartarugalzinho - State of Amapá, Brazil
1
São Paulo de Olivença - State of Amazonas, 69600-000, Brazil
1
San Juan Bautista, Peru
1
Otorongo Amazon River Lodge
1
Caño Cuchaken (=Caño Mori), about 15 km upstream from confluence with Rio Atabapo, Amazonas, Venezuela
1
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First: 10/27/1989 · Latest: 10/17/2026
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