Malayan leaffish
Pristolepis fasciata
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A leaffish from Southeast Asia, from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
- Scientific name
- Pristolepis fasciata
- Family
- Pristolepididae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pristolepididae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Catopra fasciata, Catopra nandoides, Catopra siamensis, Pristolepis fasciatus, Pristolepsis fasciatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 7
- General hardness (GH)
- 10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 31 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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