Biology:Prochilodontidae
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Short description: Family of fishes
| Prochilodontidae | |
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| Prochilodus lineatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Anostomoidea |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae |
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The Prochilodontidae, or flannel-mouthed characins, are a small family of freshwater fishes found primarily in the northern half of South America, south to Paraguay and northern Argentina . This family is closely related to the Curimatidae, and in the past they were included in Characidae.
These fish have fleshy lips with rows of small teeth; their lips are able to be extended into a sucking disc. The largest species reach up to 80 cm (2.6 ft) in length, and live in huge schools, making them a popular food fish. They travel upriver to spawn, and make audible grunting noises that have been described as resembling the sound of a motorbike.[1]
Species
The family has around 21 species in three genera:[2]
- Ichthyoelephas
- Ichthyoelephas humeralis
- Ichthyoelephas longirostris
- Prochilodus
- Prochilodus argenteus
- Prochilodus brevis - Brazilian bocachico
- Prochilodus britskii
- Prochilodus costatus
- Prochilodus hartii
- Prochilodus lacustris
- Prochilodus lineatus - streaked prochilod
- Prochilodus magdalenae
- Prochilodus mariae
- Prochilodus nigricans - black prochilodus
- Prochilodus reticulatus - Colombian bocachico
- Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus
- Prochilodus vimboides
- Semaprochilodus
- Semaprochilodus brama
- Semaprochilodus insignis
- Semaprochilodus kneri
- Semaprochilodus laticeps
- Semaprochilodus taeniurus - silver prochilodus
- Semaprochilodus varii
References
- ↑ Weitzman, S.H.; Vari, R.P. (1998). Paxton, J.R.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Prochilodontidae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7 -->
Wikidata ☰ Q522723 entry
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