''Phalloceros uai'', the one spot toothcarp, is a species of

poeciliid The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the family wa ...

fish native to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Distribution

''Phalloceros uai'' is found in the Rio das Velhas, in the Rio São Francisco basin in Brazil.

Size

The females of this species grow to a total length of , while males remain smaller at .

Habitat

The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic.

Etymology

The fish is an interjection usually served to express surprise, which is used by the natives of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

, Brazil incidentally where this species occurs, as an homage to the author's birthplace, Minas Gerais,

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6422901 Poeciliidae Freshwater fish of South America Freshwater fish of Brazil Taxa named by Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda Fish described in 2008