Scientific Name
Pantodon buchholzi
Common Name
Freshwater butterflyfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
: 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
: 6;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 9 - 15. Compressed body, flattened on the dorsal side and head, careened on the ventral side behind the pelvic fins. Large mouth, with numerous teeth and a prominent lower jaw , upwardly directed. Short dorsal fin placed very posterior on the back , inserted behind the longer anal fin. Large development of the pectoral fins , enlarged and wing-like. Very advanced position of the pelvic fins, with 4 elongated, filamentous rays. The caudal fin is long, pointed and rather ragged, with the two centre rays the longest. Large cycloid scales , subcircular, with rounded but evident laterobasal angles : 26-30 lateral line scales, 21-26 predorsal scales. Extremely brilliant colo