''Phenacostethus'' 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 found in freshwater and
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 ...
habitats in
southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Phenacostethus posthon''
T. R. Roberts, 1971
* ''
Phenacostethus smithi''
G. S. Myers, 1928 (Smith's priapium fish)
* ''
Phenacostethus trewavasae''
Parenti, 1986
References
Phallostethinae
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