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Re: Rhaphidophora sp. at Fairchild Tropical Garden

From: StellrJ at aol.com on 2000.07.07 at 23:43:27(5008)
In a message dated 6/24/00 8:13:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Lewandjim@aol.com writes:
<< The taxonomists dealing with live-bearing fishes beat you to the punch! for
+More
example:
Heterophallus
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora
Phalloceros >>
That is because the live-bearing fishes actually HAVE phalli (at least the
males!), an unusual feature in fish. Your example Phalloceros does indeed
have a horned phallus.
Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large

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