Biology:Phalloceros aspilos
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| Phalloceros aspilos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.[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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Phalloceros aspilos" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q6422591 entry
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