| Phalloceros aspilos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Phalloceros |
| Species: | P. aspilos |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008 | |
Phalloceros aspilos is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.
Phalloceros aspilos is found in Brazil in the Rio Parati-Mirim, in Rio de Janeiro.
The females of this species grow to a total length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in), while males remain smaller at 2.4 centimetres (0.94 in).
The fish live in tropical freshwater, and are pelagic.
The fish's name is from the Greek aspilos, meaning "stainless, without spots, or spotless"; this refers to the absence of the lateral spot.
