African leaffish explained

the African leaffish (Polycentropsis abbreviata) is a species of African leaffish native to fresh waters of western Africa. Although placed in the family Nandidae by FishBase and by the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World^[1] many recent authorities place Polycentropsis in Polycentridae.^[2]

This species grows to a length of 8cm (03inches) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Notes and References

1. Book: Fishes of the World . 5th . J. S. Nelson . T. C. Grande . M. V. H. Wilson . 2016 . 390 . Wiley . 978-1-118-34233-6 . 2019-12-10 . 2019-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408194051/https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/ . dead .
2. Collins, R.A., R. Britz, and L. Ruber (2015). Phylogenetic systematics of leaffishes (Teleostei: Polycentridae, Nandidae). J Zoolog Syst Evol Res 53(4).