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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.
Etymology Phallichthys: Greek, phallos = penis + Greek, ichthys = fish 
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Size 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 23 (art. 2), pp 108, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2014 Nov 05 06:44 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:34)