Gulaphallus falcifer Manacop, 1936

Family:  Phallostethidae (Priapiumfishes)
Max. size:  3.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); 2.65 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Luzon, Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Fertilization is internal and eggs are attached to the substrate via adhesive filaments (Ref. 43413).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from brooks around Mt. Arayat, in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija (Ref. 280). Described from a 3.4 cm TL (2.75 SL) male holotype (Philippine Fish and Game Administration No. 31778) collected from a gourami pond at Barrio Laput, Mexico, Pampanga, Luzon (Ref. 12766); CAS-SU 32356 (Ref. 12768). Museum: No locality, CAS 63198 (Ref. 12768). Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08. Also Ref. 94476.


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