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Prochilodontidae
Prochilodus costatus
Prochilodus costatus
Fifty Seven Centimeters Prochilodontid Fish
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
LargeProchilodus costatus is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 57 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Prochilodontidae
- Genus
- Prochilodus
- Maximum length
- 57 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: endemic to the São Francisco River basin, but reported to have been introduced into the Jequitinhonha River, Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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