Ichthyoelephas
| Ichthyoelephas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyoelephas Posada, 1909 |
Ichthyoelephas is a genus of freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae.[1] There are two species in the genus: I. humeralis reaches a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) and is found in the Santiago and Guayas river basins in Ecuador,[1] and I. longirostris reaches a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) and is found in the Cauca and Magdalena river basins in Colombia.[1]
Species
- Ichthyoelephas humeralis (Günther, 1860)
- Ichthyoelephas longirostris (Steindachner, 1879)
References
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Ichthyoelephas in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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