Phalloceros aspilos
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| Phalloceros aspilos | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. aspilos
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008
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Phalloceros aspilos, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Phalloceros aspilos is found in Brazil in the Rio Parati-Mirim, in Rio de Janeiro.[3]
Size
[edit | edit source]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).[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are pelagic.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fishes name is from the Greek, aspilos meaning stainless, without spots, or spotless; meaning the absence of the lateral spot.[3]
References
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