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Leaffishes
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Leaffishes

Polycentridae

Leaffishes are small freshwater fishes of the Polycentridae family, from South America.

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4 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Monocirrhus

genusMonocirrhus

Polycentrus

genusPolycentrus

Polycentropsis

genusPolycentropsis

Afronandus

genusAfronandus

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