Phalloceros elachistos


Phalloceros elachistos, the Córrego toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.

Distribution

Phalloceros elachistos is found in Brazil in the drainages of rio Doce, Santa Maria da Vitória, Jucu, and Timbuí, which are coastal drainages of Espírito Santo State of Brazil.

Size

The females of this species grow to a total length of, while males remain smaller at.

Habitat

The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic.

Etymology

The fish is named in Latin = elachis, small, or short or little; –istos, meaning least, referring to small size.