Phalloceros reisi, the Apiaí toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
| Phalloceros reisi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. reisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros reisi Lucinda, 2008 | |
Distribution
editPhalloceros reisi is found in the headwaters of the rio Tietê, the rio Paraíba do Sul, the rio Ribeira de Iguape, and many small coastal drainages in São Paulo, Brazil. [2]
Size
editThe females of this species grow to a total length of 5.0 centimetres (2.0 in), while males remain smaller at 2.7 centimetres (1.1 in). .[2]
Habitat
editThe fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. [2]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Roberto E. Reis, of the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, because of his many contributions to neotropical ichthyology. [3]
References
edit- ↑ Lucinda, P.H.F. (2008). "Systematics and biogeography of the genus Phalloceros Eigenmann, 1907 (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae), with the description of twenty-one new species". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6 (2): 113–158. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000200001.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phalloceros reisi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 February 2025.