Phalloceros harpagos

Phalloceros harpagos, the ellipse spot toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. ^[1]

Phalloceros harpagos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Genus:	Phalloceros
Species:	P. harpagos
Binomial name
Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008

Female (top) and male Phalloceros harpagos

Distribution

Phalloceros harpagos is found in South America and is found in the Rio Paraná-Paraguay basin and also the coastal drainages from rio Itaboapana to the rio Araranguá.^[2]

Size

The females of this species grow to a total length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in), while males remain smaller at 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in). .^[2]

Habitat

The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. ^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named is from Greek for hook, referring to the small and simple hook in gonopodial appendix. ^[3]