Phalloceros heptaktinos, the seven ray toothcarp, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. Distribution. "Phalloceros heptaktinos" is known only from the tributarues of the arroio dos Ratos, in the JacuĂ­ basin of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Size. The females of this species grow to a total length of , while males remain smaller at . Habitat. The fish live in tropical freshwater; and are benthopelagic. Etymology. The fish is named in Latin = "hepta-", seven; "aktinos", rays, referring to number of dorsal-fin rays of the females.