Pterophyllum

Pterophyllum Heckel, 1840

Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Therapsini


Curator

Published:

Last updated on:
12-Sep-2023


Become a subscriber

Unlock the full content of this and all other documents, images, and videos by becoming a subscriber of the Cichlid Room Companion. Get a free book of the same value as your membership!

subscribe login

Original description:

  • Heckel, Johann Jakob. 1840. "Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden)". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte. 325-471 (crc00007)

Type species: Zeus scalaris Schultze, 1823 (monotypy).

Synonyms:

  • Plataxoides Castelnau, 1855. Determiner: Kullander, Sven, 1986

Described species included (5):

valid: 3 synonym: 2