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Phalloceros harpagos

Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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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]

References

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