| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae |
| Max. size: |
2.79 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: affluent of Rio Iguatemi, Rio Parana drainage in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 11-11; Vertebrae: 31-31. Distinguished from its congeners, except Phallotorynus jucundus, by having a color pattern consisting of six to nine dark brown round spots along lower half of flanks and by having densely pigmented dorsal fin. Differs from P. jucundus by having 8 dorsal-fin rays (vs. 9or 10), 11 anal-fin rays in females (vs. 10), by the absence of a dark ring around the anus in females and by the presence of a dark brown band on lower jaw (Ref. 56059). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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