Prochilodus
Description
Prochilodus is a genus of freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae. The greatest species richness of Prochilodus is in river basins in eastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, but there are also species in the river basins of the Amazon, Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. The largest species in the genus reach about 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) in length, but most species barely reach half that size.
The species in the genus:
Prochilodus argenteus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (Curimba)
Prochilodus brevis Steindachner, 1875 (Brazilian bocachico)
Prochilodus britskii R. M. C. Castro, 1993
Prochilodus costatus Valenciennes, 1850
Prochilodus hartii Steindachner, 1875
Prochilodus lacustris Steindachner, 1907
Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Streaked prochilos)
Prochilodus magdalenae Steindachner, 1879
Prochilodus mariae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (Black prochilodus)
Prochilodus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1850 (Netted prochilod)
Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus Jardine, 1841
Prochilodus vimboides Kner, 1859
