| Phalloceros enneaktinos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. enneaktinos |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros enneaktinos Lucinda, 2008 | |
Phalloceros enneaktinos, the Nine ray toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
Phalloceros enneaktinos is found in Brazil and is known only from where the type localityis located in the Córrego da Toca do Boi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]
The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in), while males remain smaller at 2.4 centimetres (0.94 in). . [2]
The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are pelagic. [2]
The fish is named in Latin = enneas meaning nine; aktinos, rays, referring to number of the dorsal-fin rays in both sexes. [3]