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Indonesian leaffish

Pristolepis grootii (Bleeker, 1852)

Status not recordedbony fish

The indonesian leaffish (Pristolepis grootii) is a species in the family Pristolepididae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the indonesian leaffish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the indonesian leaffish live?

Not recorded

Is the indonesian leaffish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the indonesian leaffish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyPristolepididae
  6. genusPristolepis
  7. SpeciesPristolepis grootii (Bleeker, 1852)

Synonyms Catopra grootii, Pristolepis grootei

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • 格氏锯鳞鲈Chinese
  • ostnáč indonéskýCzech
  • Indonesisk bladfiskDanish
  • RaitalehväkalaFinnish
  • Catopra-da-IndonésiaPortuguese
  • ปลาหมอช้างเหยียบแดงThai
  • 格氏鋸鱗鱸Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the indonesian leaffish

Other species in the same genus Pristolepis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the indonesian leaffish?

The indonesian leaffish (Pristolepis grootii) belongs to the family Pristolepididae in the order Anabantiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Indonesian leaffish (Pristolepis grootii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-leaffish

MLA

“Indonesian leaffish (Pristolepis grootii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-leaffish.

BibTeX
@misc{indonesian_leaffish_2026,
  title = {Indonesian leaffish (Pristolepis grootii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-leaffish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}