| Kissing prochilodus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae |
| Genus: | Semaprochilodus |
| Species: | S. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Semaprochilodus insignis | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Semaprochilodus insignis, the kissing prochilodus or flag-tailed prochilodus, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouth characiformes. It is native to central and western parts of the Amazon basin. [3] It is migratory, moving in large groups into whitewater rivers to spawn, afterwards returning to blackwater and clearwater rivers, as well as flooded forests. [4] [5] It is important in fisheries [5] and sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, but require a relatively large tank. [4] It can reach a maximum standard length of 27.5 cm (10.8 in) and weight of 560 g (1.23 lb). [3] It resembles the other members of the genus Semaprochilodus , where most species are silvery with orange-red fins and a striped tail. [6] Adult S. insignis lack the dark flank spots that can be seen in adult S. taeniurus , but both species have these spots as juveniles. [4]
