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Malayan leaffish

Pristolepis fasciata (Bleeker, 1851)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the malayan 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 malayan leaffish live?

Not recorded

Is the malayan 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 malayan leaffish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyPristolepididae
  6. genusPristolepis
  7. SpeciesPristolepis fasciata (Bleeker, 1851)

Synonyms Catopra fasciata, Catopra nandoides, Catopra siamensis, Pristolepis fasciatus, Pristolepsis fasciatus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • ostnáč asijskýCzech
  • Malaysisk bladfiskDanish
  • KetoprakIndonesian
  • Trey kranhKhmer
  • Catopra-malaiaPortuguese
  • ПристолеписRussian
  • ปลาตะกรับThai
  • SepatungIndonesian
  • ปลาหมอช้างเหยียบThai
  • ปลาหมอน้ำThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the malayan leaffish

Other species in the same genus Pristolepis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the malayan leaffish?

The malayan leaffish (Pristolepis fasciata) 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). Malayan leaffish (Pristolepis fasciata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-leaffish

MLA

“Malayan leaffish (Pristolepis fasciata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-leaffish.

BibTeX
@misc{malayan_leaffish_2026,
  title = {Malayan leaffish (Pristolepis fasciata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-leaffish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}