| Phalloceros mikrommatos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. mikrommatos |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros mikrommatos Lucinda, 2008 | |
Phalloceros mikrommatos, the Seguro toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. [1]
Phalloceros mikrommatos is found in the Rio João de Tiba drainage in Bahia, Brazil. [2]
The females of this species grow to a total length of 2.7 centimetres (1.1 in), while males remain smaller at 2.0 centimetres (0.79 in). . [2]
The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. [2]
The fish is named in Latin = mikro-, menaing small; ommatus, having an eye, referring to eye-like (ocellated) lateral spot. [3]