Semaprochilodus

Semaprochilodus
Semaprochilodus taeniurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Prochilodontidae
Genus:
Fowler, 1941[1]
Type species
Semaprochilodus squamilentus
Fowler, 1941[1]
Species

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Semaprochilodus is a genus of South American freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes. 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 27–54 centimetres (11–21 in).[2]

They support important fisheries and based on a review by IBAMA, they are the second (after Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) most caught fish by weight in the Brazilian Amazon.[3]

Species

FishBase recognizes the following species in the genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Prochilodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Semaprochilodus". FishBase. March 2017 version.
  3. ^ Araujo-Lima, C.A.R.M.; and M.L. Ruffino (2004). Migratory Fishes of the Brazilian Amazon. Pp. 233—302 in: Carolsfeld, J.; B. Harvey; C. Ross; and A. Baer (editors). Migratory Fishes of South America. ISBN 9781552501146.
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