Phalloceros lucenorum


Phalloceros lucenorum, the Jaquiá toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.

Distribution

Phalloceros lucenorum is found in Brazil in the Rio Juquiá, which is a tributary to the drainage of the rio Ribeira de Iguape in São Paulo, 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.