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Phalloceros ocellatus Lucinda, 2008 Prado toothcarp |
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photo by
Lucinda, P.H.F. |
| Family: | Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.85 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.52 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: coastal drainages between Prado and Sooretama in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-32. Distinguished from all other species of the genus Phalloceros, except Phalloceros leticiae and Phalloceros mikrommatos by the roundish to rounded and well-defined ocellated lateral spot. Differs from Phalloceros leticiae by the postorbital length in females 24.8-39.3 % SL (vs. 39.2-42.2 % SL) and in males 29.3-38.2 % SL (vs. 36.7-42.3 % SL); and from Phalloceros mikrommatos by the number of anal-fin rays in females 10 (vs. 11) (Ref. 76852). Description: Pectoral fin with 5-7 branched rays; longitudinal series of scales 27-29; transverse series of scales 7 (Ref. 76852). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B1b(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||