Phalloptychus
Phalloptychus | |
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Phalloptychus eigenmanni, male in middle, female at bottom (Pamphorichthys hasemani, top) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Tribe: | Cnesterodontini |
Genus: | Phalloptychus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
Type species | |
Girardinus januarius Hensel, 1868[1] |
Phalloptychus is a genus of poeciliids native to eastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Maximum length for a male is around 2.5cm, while females are around 3.5-4cm at maximum length[2][3]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Phalloptychus eigenmanni Henn, 1916
- Phalloptychus januarius (R. F. Hensel, 1868)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Phalloptycus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Phalloptychus januarius".
- ^ "Phalloptychus eigenmanni".
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Phalloptychus in FishBase. August 2012 version.