''Phallotorynus'' is a
genus
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of
poeciliid
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s native to southern
Brazil
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, northern
Argentina
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, and
Paraguay
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.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Phallotorynus dispilos''
Lucinda, R. de S. Rosa & R. E. dos Reis, 2005
* ''
Phallotorynus fasciolatus''
Henn
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Notable people with the surname include:
;As a given name:
* Henn-Ants Kurg (1898–1943), Estonian military colonel and diplomat
* Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician
* ...
, 1916
* ''
Phallotorynus jucundus''
R. Ihering ( pt), 1930
* ''
Phallotorynus pankalos''
Lucinda, R. de S. Rosa & R. E. dos Reis, 2005
* ''
Phallotorynus psittakos''
Lucinda, R. de S. Rosa & R. E. dos Reis, 2005
* ''
Phallotorynus victoriae''
Oliveros, 1983
References
Poeciliidae
Fish of South America
Freshwater fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
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