Phalloceros heptaktinos


Phalloceros heptaktinos, the seven ray toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.

Distribution

Phalloceros heptaktinos is known only from the tributarues of the arroio dos Ratos, in the Jacuí basin of the Rio Grande do Sul, 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 = hepta-, seven; aktinos, rays, referring to number of dorsal-fin rays of the females.