Phalloceros is a genus of poeciliids native to freshwater habitats in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. The majority are endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil (only exceptions are P. caudimaculatus, P. harpagos and P. leticiae).[2] P. caudimaculatus has long been part of the aquarium industry and has been introduced to countries far from its native range.
| Phalloceros | |
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| Dusky millions fish (P. caudimaculatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Cnesterodontini |
| Genus: | Phalloceros C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Girardinus caudimaculatus Hensel, 1868[1]
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Species
editThere are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Phalloceros alessandrae Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros anisophallos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros buckupi Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros caudimaculatus (R. F. Hensel, 1868) (Dusky millions fish)
- Phalloceros elachistos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros enneaktinos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros heptaktinos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros leptokeras Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros leticiae Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros lucenorum Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros malabarbai Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros megapolos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros mikrommatos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros ocellatus Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros pellos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros reisi Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros spiloura Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros titthos Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros tupinamba Lucinda, 2008
- Phalloceros uai Lucinda, 2008
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Phalloceros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda; Roberto E. Reis (2005). "Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs". Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (1): 1–60. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000100001.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Phalloceros". FishBase. August 2012 version.
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