Phalloceros enneaktinos Lucinda, 2008
Nine ray toothcarp
Phalloceros enneaktinos
photo by Lucinda, P.H.F.

Family:  Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae
Max. size:  2.42 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.58 cm SL (female)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: known only from the type locality in the Córrego da Toca do Boi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 31-32. Distinguished from its congeners by the possession of nine dorsal-fin rays (vs. eight, very rarely nine in Phalloceros mikrommatos, Phalloceros caudimaculatus, Phalloceros elachistos, Phalloceros titthos, Phalloceros harpagos, Phalloceros spiloura, and Phalloceros reisi) (Ref. 76852). Description: Pectoral fin with 6-7 branched rays; longitudinal series of scales 28-30; transverse series of scales 7 (Ref. 76852).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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