The Malayan leaffish is a deep-bodied, laterally compressed freshwater fish with a large head, protrusible mouth, and rounded fins, giving it a leaf-like profile. Brownish to olive with faint dark vertical bars, it inhabits slow or standing waters among shoreline vegetation across Southeast Asia. Adults reach about 12 inches and roughly 1 pound. It lurks among plants and cover. This summary was AI generated
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IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
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