Ichthyoelephas
| Ichthyoelephas | |
|---|---|
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| Ichthyoelephas longirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyoelephas Posada, 1909[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ichthyoelephas patalo, (a synonym of Ichthyoelephas longirostris) | |
Ichthyoelephas is a genus of South American freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Prochilodontidae, the bocachicos or flannel-mouthed characiformes.[3]
There are two species in the genus: I. humeralis reaches a length of at least 40 cm (1.3 ft) and is found in the Santiago, Chimbo, and Guayas river basins in Ecuador,[4][5] and I. longirostris reaches a length of 80 cm (2.6 ft) and is found in the Cauca–Magdalena river basin in Colombia,[6] and additionally reported from the Rio Ranchería.[5]
They feed on algae and detritus (aufwuchs) that are taken off rocks with their fleshy lips.[7][8] They are commercially important food fish.[7][8]
Species
[edit]There are two species:[9]
- Ichthyoelephas humeralis (Günther, 1860)
- Ichthyoelephas longirostris (Steindachner, 1879)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Prochilodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ Bailly N (ed.). "Ichthyoelephas patalo Posada, 1909". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ichthyoelephas". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ichthyoelephas humeralis". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ichthyoelephas longirostris". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- 1 2 Jimenez-Segura, L.; Alonso, J. C. & Mojica, J. (2016). "Ichthyoelephas longirostris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T49830164A61473798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830164A61473798.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- 1 2 Laaz, E.; W. Aguirre (19 August 2017). "Prochilodontidae - Ichthyoelephas humeralis". The Freshwater Fishes of Western Ecuador. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ichthyoelephas". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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