Polycentridae

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Leaffish
Monocirrhus polyacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Polycentridae
Genera and species
See text.

Leaffishes are small freshwater fishes of the Polycentridae family, from Southern Asia.

They usually have large heads, cryptic colors and very large protractile mouths. Those features, along with their peculiar movements help them to catch fairly large prey for the size of their bodies, including small fish, aquatic insects and other invertebrates.

Their odd leaf-like appearance make them interesting fishes for aquarium hobbyists.

Contents 1 Genera and species 1.1 Taxonomic note 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Genera and species

• Genus Monocirrhus
  • Monocirrhus polyacanthus Heckel, 1840
• Genus Polycentrus
  • Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849

[edit] Taxonomic note

Polycentrus schomburgkii was formerly included in the Nandidae family.

[edit] See also

• List of fish families

[edit] References

• "Polycentridae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.