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Semaprochilodus
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Prochilodontidae
- Classification -
Prochilodontidae
Characiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Semaprochilodus
insignis
(Jardine
, 1841)
Kissing prochilodus
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Semaprochilodus insignis
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Ecuador country information
Common names:
Bocachico
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
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Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37057). Also Ref. 598.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Castro, R.M.C. and R.P. Vari, 2003
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Bocachico
,
Boquichico
,
Copoco
,
... more
Classification / Names
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Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
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WoRMS
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Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Characiformes
(Characins) >
Prochilodontidae
(Flannel-mouth characiforms)
Etymology:
Semaprochilodus:
Greek, sema, -atos = flag + Greek, pro = in front of + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref.
45335
)
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 15; potamodromous (Ref.
51243
). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref.
2059
)
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