Phalloceros titthos


Phalloceros titthos, the breast toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.

Distribution

Phalloceros titthos is found in the coastal drainages flowing into the Baia de Guaratuba and the Baia de Paranaguá in Paraná, 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 Greek for a woman's breast or animal's teat, referring to the small papillae at the mandibular symphysis of large adult females.