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Phalloceros megapolos
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phalloceros megapolos, the Lindo toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
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Distribution
Phalloceros megapolos is found in the drainages of the rio São João, the rio Cubatão (Norte) and small adjacent drainages, all of which flow into the Baía de Guaratuba in Paraná State, Brazil.[2]
Size
The females of this species grow to a total length of 4.0 centimetres (1.6 in), while males remain smaller at 2.3 centimetres (0.91 in). .[2]
Habitat
The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. [2]
Etymology
The fish is named in Latin = mega-, meaning large; polos, a rod, pole or an axle, referring to expanded terminal appendix of the gonopodium.[3]
References
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