Phalloceros pellos
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| Phalloceros pellos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. pellos
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros pellos Lucinda, 2008
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Phalloceros pellos, the Antonina toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Phalloceros pellos is found in Brazil in the small coastal drainages that flow into the Baía de Paranaguá in Paraná State, Brazil.[2]
Size
[edit | edit source]The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.3 centimetres (1.3 in), while males remain smaller at 2.4 centimetres (0.94 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 = Pellos means dark-colored or dusky, referring to its background color. [3]
References
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