Biology:Phalloptychus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Phalloptychus | |
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| Phalloptychus eigenmanni, male in middle, female at bottom (Pamphorichthys hasemani, top) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Cnesterodontini |
| Genus: | Phalloptychus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Girardinus januarius Hensel, 1868[1]
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Phalloptychus is a genus of poeciliids native to eastern and southern Brazil , northern Argentina , Paraguay and Uruguay. The Maximum length for a male is around 2.5cm, while females are around 3.5-4cm at maximum length[2][3]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Phalloptychus eigenmanni Henn, 1916
- Phalloptychus januarius (R. F. Hensel, 1868)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Phalloptycus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5400.
- ↑ "Phalloptychus januarius". https://www.fishbase.in/summary/Phalloptychus-januarius.html.
- ↑ "Phalloptychus eigenmanni". https://www.fishbase.in/summary/Phalloptychus-eigenmanni.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Phalloptychus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3499191 entry
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