| Phalloceros harpagos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. harpagos |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008 | |
Phalloceros harpagos, the ellipse spot toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
Phalloceros harpagos is found in South America and is found in the Rio Paraná-Paraguay basin and also the coastal drainages from rio Itaboapana to the rio Araranguá. [2]
The females of this species grow to a total length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in), while males remain smaller at 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in). . [2]
The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. [2]
The fish is named is from Greek for hook, referring to the small and simple hook in gonopodial appendix. [3]