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Itapoá toothcarp (Phalloceros malabarbai)
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Itapoá toothcarp (Phalloceros malabarbai) specimen
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Poeciliidae

Itapoá toothcarp

Phalloceros malabarbai

Two Point Two Centimeters Carp of South American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Phalloceros malabarbai, the Itapoá toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil.

Maximum length
2.2 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: known only from type locality, creek near Itapoá, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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