| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae |
| Max. size: |
1.85 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.52 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: coastal drainages between Prado and Sooretama in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-32. Distinguished from all other species of the genus Phalloceros, except
Phalloceros leticiae and Phalloceros mikrommatos by the roundish to rounded and well-defined ocellated lateral spot. Differs from Phalloceros leticiae by the postorbital length in females 24.8-39.3 % SL (vs. 39.2-42.2 % SL) and in males 29.3-38.2 %
SL (vs. 36.7-42.3 % SL); and from Phalloceros mikrommatos by the number of
anal-fin rays in females 10 (vs. 11) (Ref. 76852).
Description: Pectoral fin with 5-7 branched rays; longitudinal series of scales 27-29; transverse series of scales 7 (Ref. 76852). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B1b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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