Phalloceros ocellatus
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| Phalloceros ocellatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. ocellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros ocellatus Lucinda, 2008
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Phalloceros ocellatus, the Prado toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Phalloceros ocellatus is found in the coastal drainages between Prado and Sooretama in Brazil.[2]
Size
[edit | edit source]The females of the species grow to a total length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in), while males remain smaller at 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in). .[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. [2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in Latin = meaning with little eyes, referring to eye-like spot, the "ocellus" on sides. [3]
References
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