''Phallostethus'' is a small
genus of fishes in the family
Phallostethidae
Phallostethidae, also known as the priapium fish, is a family of atheriniform fish native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia.
They are small, no more than in length, with partially translucent bodies. They are found in fre ...
native to freshwater and
brackish habitats in
southeast Asia.
Species
The currently recognized
species in this genus are:
[
* '']Phallostethus cuulong
''Phallostethus cuulong'' is a species of fish in the family Phallostethidae. It was discovered in 2009 and described in 2012. This species is found at depths of in tidal canals on the Mekong Delta. This species attains about in standard leng ...
'' Shibukawa, Đ. Đ. Trần & X. L. Trần, 2012[Shibukawa, K., Tran, D.D. & Tran, L.X. (2012): Phallostethus cuulong, a new species of priapiumfish (Actinopterygii: Atheriniformes: Phallostethidae) from the Vietnamese Mekong. ''Zootaxa, 3363: 45–51.'']
* ''Phallostethus dunckeri
''Phallostethus dunckeri'' is a species of fish in the family Phallostethidae. It is endemic to Malaysia.
Environment
''Phallostethus dunckeri'' is recorded to be found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range. This species is n ...
'' Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri' ...
, 1913
* ''Phallostethus lehi
''Phallostethus'' is a small genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Phallostethus cuulong'' Shibukawa, Đ. Đ. ...
'' Parenti, 1996
References
Phallostethinae
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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