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''Phalloceros aspilos'' is found in Brazil in the Rio Parati-Mirim, in Rio de Janeiro.<ref name = guttatus/> |
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 26 February 2025
Phalloceros aspilos, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.[1]
Distribution
Phalloceros aspilos is found in Brazil in the Rio Parati-Mirim, in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Size
The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in), while males remain smaller at 2.4 centimetres (0.94 in).[2]
Habitat
The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are pelagic.[2]
Etymology
The fishes name is from the Greek, aspilos meaning stainless, without spots, or spotless; meaning the absence of the lateral spot.[2]
References
- ^ Lucinda, P.H.F. (2008). "Systematics and biogeography of the genus Phalloceros Eigenmann, 1907 (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae), with the description of twenty-one new species". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6 (2): 113–158. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000200001.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phalloceros aspilos". FishBase. February 2015 version.