Semaprochilodus
| Semaprochilodus | |
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| Semaprochilodus insignis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae |
| Genus: | Semaprochilodus Fowler, 1941 |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
Semaprochilodus is a genus of South American freshwater fish in the family Prochilodontidae. 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 24–44 centimetres (9.4–17.3 in).
Species
FishBase recognizes the following species in the genus:[1]
- Semaprochilodus brama (Valenciennes, 1850)
- Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine, 1841)
- Semaprochilodus kneri (Pellegrin, 1909)
- Semaprochilodus laticeps (Steindachner, 1879)
- Semaprochilodus taeniurus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Silver prochilodus)
- Semaprochilodus varii R. M. C. Castro, 1988
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Semaprochilodus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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