/cyprinodontiformes/poeciliidae/phallichthys/amates/1.jpg "Phallichthys amates")
Female
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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 | |
| Distribution | Central America: Phallichthys amates amates of the Atlantic drainage from Río Motagua, Guatemala, to the rivers near La Ceiba, Honduras and Phallichthys amates pittieri(Meek, 1912) from northern Nicaragua to the Río Guarumo, western Panama. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.540.3279 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:34) |