Semaprochilodus
Semaprochilodus is a genus of South American freshwater fish in the family Prochilodontidae. They have sometimes been included in the genus Prochilodus instead. Of the six species, three are from the Amazon Basin, two from the Orinoco Basin and a single from the Maroni Basin. Depending on the exact species, they reach a maximum length of.
They support important fisheries and based on a review by IBAMA, they are the second most caught fish by weight in the Brazilian Amazon.Species
recognizes the following species in the genus:
- Semaprochilodus brama
- Semaprochilodus insignis
- Semaprochilodus kneri
- Semaprochilodus laticeps
- Semaprochilodus taeniurus
- Semaprochilodus varii R. M. C. Castro, 1988
