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Semaprochilodus
Sign in to saveSemaprochilodus is a genus of South American freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes. They have sometimes been included in the genus Prochilodus instead. Of the six species, three are from the Amazon Basin, two from the Orinoco Basin and a single from the Maroni Basin. Depending on the exact species, they reach a maximum length of .
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyProchilodontidae
Semarochilodus es un género de peces de agua dulce tropical, de la familia Prochilodontidae. Se distribuyen en ríos de América del Sur.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 36
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Prochilodontidae
- Collections
- UF, MCZ, CAS, UMMZ, ROM, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Prochilodontidae
- Image
- Prochilodus insignis - Zoo Frankfurt 1.jpg
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- Category:Semaprochilodus
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Semaprochilodus is a genus of South American freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes. They have sometimes been included in the genus Prochilodus instead. Of the six species, three are from the Amazon Basin, two from the Orinoco Basin and a single from the Maroni Basin. Depending on the exact species, they reach a maximum length of .
They support important fisheries and based on a review by IBAMA, they are the second (after Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) most caught fish by weight in the Brazilian Amazon.
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