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 Pterophyllum genus 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.

References

  1. 1 2 Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (2007-04-10). "Pterophyllum leopoldi (Gosse, 1963)". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Angelfish: new names, new species". Tropical Fish Finder. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pterophyllum leopoldi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  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.


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