Phalloceros caudimaculatusDusky Millions Fish
Poeciliidae · Hensel, 1868
Max length
70mm SL2.8in SL
The dusky millions fish, Phalloceros caudimaculatus, is a small livebearer native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Feral populations in Australia, New Zealand, Ethiopia and Malawi were purportedly introduced for mosquito control and are now considered invasive. Highly variable in colour pattern, it is known in the hobby in spotted and golden ornamental forms. P. caudimaculatus is the type species of a genus that was monotypic until 21 new species were described in 2008.