Prochilodus Explained

Prochilodus is a genus of freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae. This family include 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. The largest species in the genus reach about 80cm (30inches) in length, but most species barely reach half that size.

Species

FishBase recognize the following species in the genus:

• Prochilodus argenteus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (Curimba)
• Prochilodus brevis Steindachner, 1875 (Brazilian bocachico)
• Prochilodus britskii R. M. C. Castro, 1993
• Prochilodus costatus Valenciennes, 1850
• Prochilodus hartii Steindachner, 1875
• Prochilodus lacustris Steindachner, 1907
• Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Streaked prochilos)
• Prochilodus magdalenae Steindachner, 1879
• Prochilodus mariae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
• Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (Black prochilodus)
• Prochilodus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1850 (Netted prochilod)
• Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus Jardine, 1841
• Prochilodus vimboides Kner, 1859