| Phalloceros aspilos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. aspilos |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008 | |
Phalloceros aspilos, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
Phalloceros elachistos is found in Brazil in the Rio Parati-Mirim, in Rio de Janeiro. [2]
The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in), while males remain smaller at 2.4 centimetres (0.94 in). [2]
The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are pelagic. [2]
The fishes name is from the Greek, aspilos meaning stainless, without spots, or spotless; meaning the absence of the lateral spot. [2]