Pterophyllum altum, also known as the altum angelfish, deep angelfish, or Orinoco angelfish, is a species of fish found strictly in the Orinoco River Basin and the upper Rio Negro watershed, in southern Venezuela, southeastern Colombia and the extreme north of Brazil. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Classification
System (Realm) Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pterophyllum altum
In Biome
River, Biomes Source Pterophyllum altum (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
3. Wikipedia: Pterophyllum altum
Wikipedia
4. Pterophyllum altum (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: River, Habitat: River
occurs strictly in the Orinoco River Basin and the Upper Rio Negro watershed
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cichlidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pterophyllum altum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Taxon record
"family": "Cichlidae"
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