Prochilodus
Sign in to saveProchilodus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes. This family includes two other genera, Ichthyoelephas and Semaprochilodus, which have been included in Prochilodus instead.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyProchilodontidae
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Prochilodus lineatus.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Prochilodus
- taxon name
- Prochilodus
- MCN code
- 0302.89.31
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Article
2 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- References
Prochilodus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes. This family includes two other genera, Ichthyoelephas and Semaprochilodus, which have been included in Prochilodus instead.
The greatest species richness of Prochilodus is in river basins in eastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, but there are also species in the river basins of the Amazon, Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.