| Phalloceros leptokeras | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. leptokeras |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros leptokeras Lucinda, 2008 | |
Phalloceros leptokeras, the Sapucaia toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
Phalloceros leptokeras is found in Brazil in the middle portions of rio Paraíba do Sul drainage. [2]
The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.7 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 fish is named in Latin = leptos, meaning narrow; keras, horn, referring to the large, slender sickle-like hook on the gonopodial appendix. [3]