''Prochilodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish from the family

Prochilodontidae 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 ...

. This family include two other genera, ''

Ichthyoelephas ''Ichthyoelephas'' is a genus of South American freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae. There are two species in the genus: ''I. humeralis'' reaches a length of at least and is found in the Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known a ...

'' and '' Semaprochilodus'', which have been included in ''Prochilodus'' instead. The greatest

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of ''Prochilodus'' is in

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s in eastern, southeastern and southern

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, but there are also species in the river basins of the

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and northeastern

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. The largest species in the genus reach about in length, but most species barely reach half that size.

Species

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recognize the following species in the genus: * '' Prochilodus argenteus''

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, 1829 (Curimba) * '' Prochilodus brevis''

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, 1875 (Brazilian bocachico) * ''

Prochilodus britskii ''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 ...

'' R. M. C. Castro, 1993 * ''

Prochilodus costatus ''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 ...

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, 1850 * ''

Prochilodus hartii ''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 ...

, 1875 * ''

Prochilodus lacustris ''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 ...

, 1907 * ''

Prochilodus lineatus ''Prochilodus lineatus'', the streaked prochilod, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Prochilodontidae. It is native to the Paraná River, Paraná—Paraguay River, Paraguay and Paraíba do Sul River, Paraíba do Sul river basins in So ...

'' (

, 1837) (Streaked prochilos) * ''

Prochilodus magdalenae ''Prochilodus magdalenae'' is a tropical prochilodontid freshwater fish from Colombia. It is found in the Atrato, Sinú, Cauca and Magdalena Rivers. It has been measured to reach in standard length and in weight. They have a growing role in ...

, 1879 * ''

Prochilodus mariae ''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 ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1922 * ''

Prochilodus nigricans ''Prochilodus nigricans'', or black prochilodus, is a species of prochilodontid fish from the Amazon Basin in South America. It supports major fisheries; according to IBAMA, it is the third most caught taxon in the Brazilian Amazon by weight, a ...

, 1829 (Black prochilodus) * ''

Prochilodus reticulatus ''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 o ...

, 1850 (Netted prochilod) * ''

Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus ''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 ...

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, 1841 * ''

Prochilodus vimboides ''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 ...

'' Kner, 1859

References

Prochilodontidae Characiformes genera Freshwater fish genera Freshwater fish of South America Taxa named by Louis Agassiz {{Characiformes-stub