Phalloceros

Phalloceros is a genus of poeciliids native to freshwater habitats in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. The majority are endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil (only exceptions are P. caudimaculatus, P. harpagos and P. leticiae).[2] P. caudimaculatus has long been part of the aquarium industry and has been introduced to countries far from its native range.

Phalloceros
Dusky millions fish (P. caudimaculatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Tribe: Cnesterodontini
Genus: Phalloceros
C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
Type species
Girardinus caudimaculatus
Hensel, 1868[1]

Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Phalloceros alessandrae Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros anisophallos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros buckupi Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros caudimaculatus (R. F. Hensel, 1868) (Dusky millions fish)
  • Phalloceros elachistos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros enneaktinos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros heptaktinos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros leptokeras Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros leticiae Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros lucenorum Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros malabarbai Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros megapolos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros mikrommatos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros ocellatus Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros pellos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros reisi Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros spiloura Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros titthos Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros tupinamba Lucinda, 2008
  • Phalloceros uai Lucinda, 2008

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Phalloceros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda; Roberto E. Reis (2005). "Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs". Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (1): 1–60. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000100001.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Phalloceros in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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