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Phalloceros lucenorum
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phalloceros lucenorum, the Jaquiá toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
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Distribution
Phalloceros lucenorum is found in Brazil in the Rio Juquiá, which is a tributary to the drainage of the rio Ribeira de Iguape in São Paulo, Brazil.[2]
Size
The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in), while males remain smaller at 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in). .[2]
Habitat
The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. [2]
Etymology
The fish is named in Latin = elachis, small, or short or little; –istos, meaning least, referring to small size. [3]
References
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