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| Scientific Name | Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907) |
| Common Name | Merry Widow Livebearer |
| Type Locality | Pond and its outlet, an affluent of Río Montagua, Guatemala. |
| Synonym(s) | Phallichthys amates amates, Phallichthys amates pittieri, Phallichthys pittieri, Poecilia amates, Poecilia pittieri, Poeciliopsis isthmensis |
| Etymology | Phallichthys: Greek, phallos = penis + Greek, ichthys = fish |
Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 23 (art. 2), pp 108, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
More Resources | |
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| Look up P. amates on Global Biodiversity Information Facility | |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.540.3279 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:31 pm) |




