Prochilodontidae
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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
- Genus Semaprochilodus
- Semaprochilodus insignis
[edit] References
- "Prochilodontidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer 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