| Polycentrus | |
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| Polycentrus schomburgkii
Watercolor by Wilhelm Schreitmüller from 1924 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Polycentridae |
| Genus: | Polycentrus Müller & Troschel, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1848
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Polycentrus is a genus of small fish belonging to the family Polycentridae. They are found in fresh and brackish water in northern South America and Trinidad.12
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:12
- Polycentrus jundia Coutinho & Wosiacki, 2014
- Polycentrus schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1849 (Guyana leaffish)
References
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Polycentrus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Coutinho, D.P. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2014). "A new species of leaffish Polycentrus Müller & Troschel, 1849 (Percomorpha: Polycentridae) from the Rio Negro, Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology. 12 (4): 747–753. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20140046.