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Phalloceros megapolos Lucinda, 2008 Lindo toothcarp |
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photo by
Lucinda, P.H.F. |
| Family: | Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.34 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.97 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil in the drainages of the rio São João, rio Cubatão (Norte) and small adjacent drainages, which flows into the Baía de Guaratuba in Paraná State. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 32-32. Can be readily and autapomorphically distinguished by the appendix of the gonopodium greatly expanded in wing like projections. Adult males differ from their congeners by having pleural rib 7 longer than pleural rib 8 (Ref. 76852). Description: Pectoral fin with 6-7 branched rays; longitudinal series of scales 29-30; transverse series of scales 7 (Ref. 76852). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||