Phalloceros tupinamba
Phalloceros tupinamba, the Tupi toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.
Distribution
Phalloceros tupinamba is found in the Rio Itamambuca and the Rio Macacu drainages, which are small coastal drainages of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States of 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 for the indigenous tribe who lived in the eastern region of São Paulo State, Brazil, where this catfish lives, and in the 16th and early 17th centuries; "Tupinamba", in Tupí language, means the first or the ancient one, further reflecting its presumed basal relationship among congeners.