Phalloptychus
Phalloptychus is a genus of poeciliids native to eastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
| Phalloptychus | |
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| Phalloptychus eigenmanni, male in middle, female at bottom (Pamphorichthys hasemani, top) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Cnesterodontini |
| Genus: | Phalloptychus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Girardinus januarius Hensel, 1868[1] | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Phalloptychus eigenmanni Henn, 1916
- Phalloptychus januarius (R. F. Hensel, 1868)
References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Phalloptycus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Phalloptychus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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