Prochilodus nigricans

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Prochilodus nigricans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Prochilodontidae
Genus: Prochilodus
Species:
P. nigricans
Binomial name
Prochilodus nigricans
Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Prochilodus nigricans, or black prochilodus, is a species of prochilodontid fish from the Amazon Basin in South America. [2] It supports major fisheries; according to IBAMA, it is the third most caught taxon in the Brazilian Amazon by weight, after Brachyplatystoma vaillantii and Semaprochilodus spp . [3] The black prochilodus is migratory, moving between different parts of the Amazon. [4] The black prochilodus reaches up to 45 cm (18 in) in total length and 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) in weight. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Prochilodus nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T49830659A91631083. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830659A91631083.en . Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prochilodus nigricans". FishBase . March 2017 version.
  3. ↑ Araujo-Lima, C.A.R.M.; M.L. Ruffino (2003). "Migratory Fishes of the Brazilian Amazon". In Carolsfeld, J.; B. Harvey; C. Ross; A. Baer (eds.). Migratory Fishes of South America. World Fisheries Trust. pp. 233–302. ISBN   9781552501146.
  4. ↑ McClain, M.E.; R.J. Naiman (2008). "Andean Influences on the Biogeochemistry and Ecology of the Amazon River". BioScience. 58 (4): 325–338. doi: 10.1641/B580408 .


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