| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae |
| Max. size: |
2.58 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.52 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: coastal drainages flowing to Baia de Guaratuba and Baia de Paranaguá in Paraná, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 30-32. Diagnosed from all other species of the genus Phalloceros by having a very large papilla at the mandibular symphysis of large adult females (Ref. 76852).
Description: Pectoral fin with 6-7 branched rays; longitudinal series of scales 27-29; transverse series of scales 7 (Ref. 76852). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
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