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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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