''Phalloptychus'' is a
genus
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of
poeciliid
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s native to eastern and southern
Brazil
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, northern
Argentina
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,
Paraguay
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and
Uruguay
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. The Maximum length for a male is around 2.5cm, while females are around 3.5-4cm at maximum length
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Phalloptychus eigenmanni
''Phalloptychus'' is a genus of poeciliids native to eastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Maximum length for a male is around 2.5cm, while females are around 3.5-4cm at maximum length
Species
There are curre ...
''
Henn
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Notable people with the surname include:
;As a given name:
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* Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician
* ...
, 1916
* ''
Phalloptychus januarius
''Phalloptychus'' is a genus of poeciliids native to eastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Maximum length for a male is around 2.5cm, while females are around 3.5-4cm at maximum length
Species
There are curre ...
''
( R. F. Hensel, 1868)
References
Poeciliidae
Fish of South America
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
Ray-finned fish genera
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