Semaprochilodus

Semaprochilodus
Semaprochilodus insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Prochilodontidae
Genus: Semaprochilodus
Fowler, 1941
Species

6, see text

Semaprochilodus is a genus of South American freshwater fish in the family Prochilodontidae. 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 24–44 centimetres (9.4–17 in).

Species

FishBase recognizes the following species in the genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Semaprochilodus in FishBase. October 2011 version.