Biology:Phalloceros
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Phalloceros | |
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| Dusky millions fish (P. caudimaculatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Cnesterodontini |
| Genus: | Phalloceros C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Girardinus caudimaculatus Hensel, 1868[1]
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Phalloceros is a genus of poeciliids native to freshwater habitats in Brazil , Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina . The majority are endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil (only exceptions are P. caudimaculatus, P. harpagos and P. leticiae).[2] P. caudimaculatus has long been part of the aquarium industry and has been introduced to countries far from its native range.
Species
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Phalloceros alessandrae Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros anisophallos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros buckupi Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros caudimaculatus (R. F. Hensel, 1868) (Dusky millions fish)
- Phalloceros elachistos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros enneaktinos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros heptaktinos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros leptokeras Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros leticiae Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros lucenorum Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros malabarbai Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros megapolos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros mikrommatos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros ocellatus Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros pellos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros reisi Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros spiloura Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros titthos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros tupinamba Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros uai Lucinda, 2008
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Phalloceros". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5401.
- ↑ Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda; Roberto E. Reis (2005). "Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs". Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (1): 1–60. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000100001.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Phalloceros in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q135197 entry
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