Prochilodontidae

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Prochilodontidae
Prochilodus lineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Superfamily: Anostomoidea Family: Prochilodontidae
Genera
Ichthyoelephas Prochilodus Semaprochilodus

The Prochilodontidae are a small family of fishes found primarily in the northern half of South America, south to Ecuador and Brazil. They are characterized by having fleshy lips with rows of small teeth; these lips are able to be extended into a sucking disc. The family has three genera and around 21 species.

This family is closely related to Curimatidae.

[edit] Species

• Genus Ichthyoelephas
• Genus Prochilodus
  • Prochilodus lineatus
• Genus Semaprochilodus

[edit] Reference

• "Prochilodontidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Mar 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
• Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471250317