Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Prochilodontidae Flannel-mouth characiforms

Genus: Semaprochilodus

(See list of species below)

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Andrade, M.C.

Semaprochilodus brama
[]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Semaprochilodus insignis
[Kissing prochilodus]

Photo by Castro-Lima, F.

Semaprochilodus kneri
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Semaprochilodus laticeps
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Semaprochilodus taeniurus
[Silver prochilodus]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 28 cm SL

Semaprochilodus varii
[]

6 Species of Family Prochilodontidae with Genus Semaprochilodus
(Flannel-mouth characiforms)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1850	Semaprochilodus brama		South America	54 TL
1841	Semaprochilodus insignis	Kissing prochilodus	South America	27.5 SL
1909	Semaprochilodus kneri		South America	28 SL
1879	Semaprochilodus laticeps		South America	44 SL
1821	Semaprochilodus taeniurus	Silver prochilodus	South America	27.2 SL
1988	Semaprochilodus varii		South America	28 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: CharaciformesFamily: Prochilodontidae Flannel-mouth characiformsGenus: Semaprochilodus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Prochilodontidae Flannel-mouth characiforms

Genus: Semaprochilodus

(See list of species below)