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Guyana Leaffish
Wilhelm Schreitmüller (1870-1945)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Guyana Leaffish

Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGuyana Leaffish
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese斯氏叶鲈
Scientific namePolycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849

About this species

Polycentrus schomburgkii, also known as the Guyana leaffish, is a species of fish belonging to the family Polycentridae. It inhabits fresh and brackish waters, both clear and turbid, of the northeastern part of South America and Trinidad. It reaches a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPolycentridae
GenusPolycentrus

In Suriname

117Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1829First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini13
  • Commewijne8
  • Marowijne8
  • Para8
  • Nickerie3
  • Saramacca3
  • Brokopondo2
  • Wanica1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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