Phalloptychus
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| Phalloptychus | |
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| Phalloptychus eigenmanni, male in middle, female at bottom (Pamphorichthys hasemani, top) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Tribe: | Cnesterodontini |
| Genus: | Phalloptychus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Girardinus januarius | |
Phalloptychus is a genus of poeciliids native to eastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The maximum length for a male is around 2.5 cm, while for females it is around 3.5 to 4 cm.
