Phallichthys quadripunctatus, Fourspotted toothcarp

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Phallichthys quadripunctatus Bussing, 1979

Fourspotted toothcarp
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> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Phallichthys: Greek, phallos = penis + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce pelágico; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 12. Tropical; 20°C - 40°C (Ref. 26130)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri

Central America: Rio Sixaola, Costa Rica.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36880)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Body robust and of moderate depth. Males with long gonopodium, but not reaching base of tail. Each side with 4 (rarely 3 or 5) round or oval black blotches the size of the pupil (Ref. 36880).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Collected from two creeks with slow current and from a small stagnant puddle at 40 m elevation; at temperatures between 26-34°C. Swims in small aggregations among vegetation or in shallow waters. Feeds on diatoms, desmids and detritus (Ref. 36880). Observed to occur in 10 to 50 cm deep (Ref. 26130).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Gestation period is 24 days. Gives birth to 5-20 young, rarely more.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 18 December 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés
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Fuentes de Internet

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00374 - 0.01935), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈