Prochilodus brevis

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 brevis

Name

Prochilodus brevis Steindachner, 1875

Type locality: Bahia, Brazil

Lectotype: NMW 56638

Paralectotypes: NMW 56636 (4)

Synonyms

• Prochilodus cearaensis Steindachner, 1911
• Prochilodus cearensis (misspelling) Steindachner, 1911

References

• Steindachner, F. 1875: Die Süsswasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 70 (1. Abth.): 499–538, Pls. 1-6. BHL
• 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) 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian bocachico