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Ichthyoelephas

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Prochilodontidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Characiformes

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Prochilodontidae, Semaprochilodus laticeps, Semaprochilodus brama, Prochilodus mariae, Semaprochilodus

Ichthyoelephas is a genus of freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae. There are two species in the genus: I. humeralis reaches a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) and is found in the Santiago and Guayas river basins in Ecuador, and I. longirostris reaches a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) and is found in the Cauca and Magdalena river basins in Colombia.

Species

  • Ichthyoelephas humeralis (Günther, 1860)
  • Ichthyoelephas longirostris (Steindachner, 1879)
  • References

    Ichthyoelephas Wikipedia