Phalloceros aspilos, is a species of poeciliid fish native to Brazil. Distribution. "Phalloceros aspilos" is found in Brazil in the Rio Parati-Mirim, in Rio de Janeiro. 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 pelagic. Etymology. The fishes name is from the Greek, "aspilos" meaning stainless, without spots, or spotless; meaning the absence of the lateral spot.