''Phallostethus'' is a small

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of fishes in the family

Phallostethidae Phallostethidae, also known as 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 fresh and ...

native to freshwater and

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habitats in

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Species

The currently recognized

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in this genus are: * '' Phallostethus cuulong'' Shibukawa, Đ. Đ. Trần & X. L. Trần, 2012Shibukawa, 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 Endemism, endemic to Malaysia. Environment ''Phallostethus dunckeri'' is recorded to be found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range. This sp ...

'' Regan, 1913 * '' Phallostethus lehi'' Parenti, 1996

References

Phallostethinae Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Atheriniformes-stub