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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Phalloptychus januarius (Hensel, 1868) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Girardinus iheringii, Girardinus januarius, Phalloptychus iheringii, Poecilia januarius |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 25mm or 1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 34 (pt 1), pp 360 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. januarius on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. januarius on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. januarius on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.511.3097 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:01 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:27) |