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Prochilodus magdalenae Steindachner, 1879

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Colombia country information

Common names: Bocachico
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Leal-Flórez, J., M. Rueda and M. Wolff, 2008
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Atrato, Sinú, and Cauca-Magdalena River basins (Ref. 37057).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Castro, R.M.C. and R.P. Vari, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

马格达河鲮脂鲤, Bocachico, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Prochilodontidae (Flannel-mouth characiforms)
Etymology: Prochilodus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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