Phalloceros harpagos


Phalloceros harpagos, the ellipse spot toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.

Distribution

Phalloceros harpagos is found in South America and is found in the Rio Paraná-Paraguay basin and also the coastal drainages from rio Itaboapana to the rio Araranguá.

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 is from Greek for hook, referring to the small and simple hook in gonopodial appendix.