Phallichthys amates information

Merry widow livebearer
	A male
	A female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Genus:	Phallichthys
Species:	P. amates
Binomial name
	Phallichthys amates; R. R. Miller, 1907
Synonyms
	Poeciliopsis isthmensis

Phallichthys amates, the merry widow or merry widow livebearer, is a livebearer fish from Central America, the largest and most widespread in its genus. Two subspecies range from Guatemala to Panama. Distinguishing features include the dark dorsal fin edge, a stripe through the eye, and an oversized male copulatory organ (gonopodium).

^ Lyons, T.J.; Fuentes, C. (2020). "Phallichthys tico". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T164691438A164691566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T164691438A164691566.en. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[iucn_status-1] Lyons, T.J.; Fuentes, C. (2020). "Phallichthys tico". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T164691438A164691566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T164691438A164691566.en. Retrieved 26 August 2023.