Ichthyoelephas
Sign in to saveIchthyoelephas is a genus of South American freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyProchilodontidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Ichthyoelephas is a genus of South American freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes.
There are two species in the genus: I. humeralis reaches a length of at least and is found in the Santiago and Guayas river basins in Ecuador, and I. longirostris reaches a length of and is found in the Cauca–Magdalena river basin in Colombia.
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Actinopterygii
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Magdalena River
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Q82486
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fish as food
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Characiformes
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