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Phallostethus dunckeri is a species of fish in the family Phallostethidae. It is endemic to Malaysia.

Phallostethus dunckeri
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Phallostethidae
Genus:	Phallostethus
Species:	P. dunckeri
Binomial name
Phallostethus dunckeri Regan, 1913

Environment

Phallostethus dunckeri is recorded to be found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate.[2][1]

Distribution

Phallostethus dunckeri is native to the areas of Asia and Malaysia.[2]

Biology

The eggs of Phallostethus dunckeri are fertilised internally and then after laying they are attached to the substrate by adhesive filaments.[3]

Taxonomy and naming

Phallostethus dunckeri is the type species of the genus Phallostethus.[4] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1913 with a type locality of the Muar River, Johor in Malaysia.[5] Regan honoured the German ichthyologist Georg Duncker (1870-1953) of the Zoologisches Museum Hamburg, Duncker initially wrote about this species in 1904 but he was too busy to write a description so he passed some of his specimens on to Regan for him to describe.[6]

References

• "Phallostethus dunckeri 精器魚". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 27 September 2013.</ref>

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