Prochilodus nigricans

Prochilodus nigricans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anostomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Prochilodontidae
Genus: Prochilodus
Species: Prochilodus nigricans

Name

Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Type locality: Lago Janauacá, along the Rio Solimões, Amazon basin

Neotype: MZUSP 21575

Synonyms

• Curimatus tigris Fowler, 1913
• Prochilodus beni Pearson, 1924
• Prochilodus caudifasciatus Starks, 1906
• Prochilodus cephalotes Cope, 1878
• Prochilodus labeo Loubens, Lauzanne & Géry, 1991
• Prochilodus ortonianus Cope, 1878

References

• Spix, J.B. von & Agassiz, L. 1829: Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annos MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi peracto. colleget et pingendso curavit Dr J. B. de Spix. Monachii.: Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-82, Pls. 1-48;, Part 2: 83–138, Pls. 49-101. BHL
• Kottelat, M. 1988: Authorship, dates of publication, status and types of Spix and Agassiz's Brazilian fishes. Spixiana, 11 (1): 69–93. BHL BioStor
• Castro, R.M.C. & Vari, R.P. 2004: Detritivores of the South American fish family Prochilodontidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): a phylogenetic and revisionary study. Smithsonian contributions to zoology, (622) 
• Loubens, G., Lauzanne, L. & Géry, J. 1991. Contribution à la systématique des Prochilodus boliviens (Pisces, Characiformes, Prochilodidae). Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale 24(3): 217–239. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Prochilodus nigricans – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Prochilodus nigricans in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Prochilodus nigricans in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

English: Black prochilodus
español: Boquichico
português: Curimatá, Curimatã
Runa Simi: Tukunari
ไทย: ปลาอินซีเน็ตดำ

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