Prochilodontidae
| Prochilodontidae | |
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| File:Prochilodus lineatus.jpg | |
| Prochilodus lineatus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Characoidei |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae C. H. Eigenmann, 1909[1] |
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The Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos 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 the past they were included in Characidae.
These fish have fleshy lips with rows of small teeth; their lips are able to be extended into a sucking disc. The largest species reach up to 80 cm (2.6 ft) in length, and live in huge schools, making them a popular food fish. They travel upriver to spawn, and make audible grunting noises that have been described as resembling the sound of a motorbike.[2]
Genera
[edit | edit source]Prochilodontidae contains the following genera:[3]
- Ichthyoelephas Posada, 1909
- Prochilodus Agassiz, 1829
- Semaprochilodus Fowler, 1941
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