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  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalareJuvenile
  • Pterophyllum scalareBlack captive bred colour morph.
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalareKoi colour variant
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalareAlbino veiltail
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalare
  • Pterophyllum scalare
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Scientific Name Pterophyllum scalare  (Schultze, 1823)
Common Names Angelfish
Black Angelfish, Longfin Angelfish, Skalar/Angel, Wild (Germany), Veil Angelfish
Type Locality Lower Amazon River, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Platax scalaris, Plataxoides dumerilii, Pterophillum eimekei, Pterophyllum dumerilii, Pterophyllum eimekei, Pterophyllum scalare, Zeus scalaris
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Size 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, along the Ucayali, Solimões and Amazon rivers; rivers of Amapá (Brazil), Rio Oyapock in French Guiana; Essequibo River in Guyana.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amapa State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH 6.0 - 8.0
Temperature 24.0-30.0°C or 75.2-86°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin, nebst Beschreibung...
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 12:43 (species record created: 2011 Dec 30 05:38)