Semaprochilodus insignis
| Kissing prochilodus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae |
| Genus: | Semaprochilodus |
| Species: | S. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Semaprochilodus insignis | |
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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 requires 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 generally resembles the other members of the genus Semaprochilodus,[6] but this species possesses yellow fins as opposed to the red in the other species except for S. kneri, which it closely resembles, differing only in some traits of meristics and osteology.[7] 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]
References
- ↑ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Semaprochilodus insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830690A91632586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830690A91632586.en. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Semaprochilodus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Semaprochilodus insignis". FishBase. March 2017 version.
- 1 2 3 "Semaprochilodus insignis". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- 1 2 Lambert de Brito Ribeiro, M.; M. Petrere Junior (1990). "Fisheries ecology and management of the Jaraqui (Semaprochilodus taeniurus, S. insignis) in central Amazonia". River Research and Applications. 5 (3): 195–215.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Semaprochilodus". FishBase. March 2017 version.
- ↑ Castro, Ricardo M. C.; Vari, Richard P. (2004). Detritivores of the South American fish family Prochilodontidae (Teleostei:Ostariophysi:Characiformes) : a phylogenetic and revisionary study. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books.