Phalloceros leptokeras


Phalloceros leptokeras, the Sapucaia toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.

Distribution

Phalloceros leptokeras is found in Brazil in the middle portions of rio Paraíba do Sul drainage.

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 pelagic.

Etymology

The fish is named in Latin; leptos means "narrow", and keras, "horn", refers to the large, slender sickle-like hook on the gonopodial appendix.