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Prochilodus magdalenae

No common name
Collection Details

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Characiformes (Characins) Prochilodontidae (Flannelmouth Characins) Prochilodus Prochilodus magdalenae

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: fusiform / normal.

Distribution

South America: Atrato, Sinú, and Cauca-Magdalena River basins in Colombia.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. benthopelagic.

Biology

Maximum length based on examined specimen; reported to reach 50 cm SL in literature (Ref. 12403, 37057).
Max length: 51.0 cm SL; max weight: 905 g.
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD), assessed 2022-05-21. Resilience: Medium (K=0.28-0.38).

References

Géry, J. (1977) Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Castro, R.M.C. and R.P. Vari (2003) Prochilodontidae (Fannel mouth characiforms). p. 65-70. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Puentes, V., F.D. Escobar, C.J. Polo and J.C. Alonso (eds.) (2014) Estado de los principales recursos pesqueros de Colombia - 2014. Serie Recursos Pesqueros de Colombia AUNAP. Oficina de Generación del conocimiento y la Información, Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca AUNAP ©. 244 p.

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