/cyprinodontiformes/poeciliidae/phalloceros/caudimaculatus/1.jpg "Phalloceros caudimaculatus")
Female
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868) |
| Common Names | Dusky Millions Fish Kaudi (Germany), Speckled Mosquito-fish, Spottail Mosquitofish |
| Type Locality | Costa da Serra, São Leopoldo, Brazil [Rio Cadeia drainage]. |
| Synonym(s) | Girardinus caudimaculatus, Phalloceros caudimaculatus caudimaculatus, Phalloceros caudimaculatus reticulata, Phalloceros caudomaculatus |
| Pronunciation | caw dee mack ewe LATT us |
| Etymology | caudomaculatus refers to its spotted tail (caudus=tail, maculatus=stained or spotted). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil southward to Uruguay and Argentina. Introduced mainly for mosquito control. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 34 (pt 1), pp 362 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.510.3077 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:01 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:16) |