''Gulaphallus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of fishes in the family
Phallostethidae, native to the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. They are mainly found in freshwater habitats, but ''G. panayensis'' is from
brackish
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estu ...
and marine
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s. It is the only genus in the
subfamily Gulaphallinae.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Gulaphallus bikolanus
''Gulaphallus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to the Philippines. They are mainly found in freshwater habitats, but ''G. panayensis'' is from brackish and marine habitats. It is the only genus in the subfamily
In ...
''
( Herre, 1926)
* ''
Gulaphallus eximius
''Gulaphallus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to the Philippines. They are mainly found in freshwater habitats, but ''G. panayensis'' is from brackish and marine habitats. It is the only genus in the subfamily Gulapha ...
''
Herre, 1925
* ''
Gulaphallus falcifer
''Gulaphallus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to the Philippines. They are mainly found in freshwater habitats, but ''G. panayensis'' is from brackish and marine habitats. It is the only genus in the subfamily Gulapha ...
''
Manacop, 1936
* ''
Gulaphallus mirabilis
''Gulaphallus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to the Philippines. They are mainly found in freshwater habitats, but ''G. panayensis'' is from brackish and marine habitats. It is the only genus in the subfamily Gulapha ...
''
Herre, 1925
* ''
Gulaphallus panayensis
''Gulaphallus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to the Philippines. They are mainly found in freshwater habitats, but ''G. panayensis'' is from brackish and marine habitats. It is the only genus in the subfamily Gulapha ...
''
( Herre, 1942)
References
Phallostethidae
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