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Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Cichlidae
genus
Pterophyllum
species
Pterophyllum scalare

Name

Synonyms
Platax scalaris Cuvier, 1831
Plataxoides dumerilii Castelnau, 1855
Pterophillum eimekei Ahl, 1928
Pterophyllum dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855)
Pterophyllum eimekei Ahl, 1928
Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Zeus scalaris Schultze, 1823
Homonyms
Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)
Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Common names
Acará bandeira in Portuguese
Acará-bandeira in language.
Angelfish, Freshwater angelfish in English
Black Angelfish in English
Kweyu in language.
Poisson ange in French
Poisson ange, Scalaire in French
Poson-lavwèl, in language.
angelfish in English
angelfish in English
angelfish in language.
freshwater angelfish in English
freshwater angelfish in language.
freshwater angelfish in English
lesser angelfish in English
lesser angelfish in English
Angelfish in English
Acará bandeira in Portuguese
Black Angelfish in English
Freshwater Angelfish in English
Poisson ange in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Arbeláez, F., G. Gálvis, J.I. Mojica & S. Duque. 2004. Composition and richness of the ichthyofauna in a terra firme forest streams of the Colombian Amazonia. Amazoniana XVIII (1/2): 95-107.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch, 1989: null. Aquarium Atlas. 992.
  5. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
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