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Phalloceros leptokeras
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phalloceros leptokeras, the Sapucaia toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.[1]
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Distribution
Phalloceros leptokeras is found in Brazil in the middle portions of rio Paraíba do Sul drainage.[2]
Size
The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.7 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 fish is named in Latin = leptos, meaning narrow; keras, horn, referring to the large, slender sickle-like hook on the gonopodial appendix.[3]
References
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