Prochilodus nigricans
Species of fish
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Prochilodus nigricans, or black prochilodus, is a species of prochilodontid fish from the Amazon Basin in South America.[2] It supports major fisheries; according to IBAMA, it is the third most caught taxon in the Brazilian Amazon by weight, after Brachyplatystoma vaillantii and Semaprochilodus spp.[3] The black prochilodus is migratory, moving between different parts of the Amazon.[4] The black prochilodus reaches up to 45 cm (18 in) in total length and 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) in weight.[2]
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| Prochilodus nigricans | |
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| Scale bar = 1 cm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Prochilodontidae |
| Genus: | Prochilodus |
| Species: | P. nigricans |
| Binomial name | |
| Prochilodus nigricans | |
