Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Black prochilodus
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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 authors: Spix & Agassiz.
Etymology: Prochilodus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.
Taxonomic Remarks
Species definition, synonymy, and distribution based on personal observation and examination of types.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 138143). Tropical
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 19.8, range 19 - ? cm
Max length : 48.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125983); 52.5 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 3.0 kg (Ref. 125983); max. published weight: 3.0 kg
Max length : 48.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125983); 52.5 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 3.0 kg (Ref. 125983); max. published weight: 3.0 kg
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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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. (Ref. 37057)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 November 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
More information
Population dynamics
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycle
Reproduction
Maturity
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Spawning
Spawning aggregations
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Reproduction
Maturity
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Spawning
Spawning aggregations
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Anatomy
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Tools
Special reports
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01862 (0.01513 - 0.02292), b=2.97 (2.92 - 3.02), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.4 ±0.18 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 33 [14, 178] mg/100g; Iron = 2.82 [0.72, 6.67] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [15.7, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.441 [0.162, 1.169] g/100g; Selenium = 91.9 [38.8, 199.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 36.2 [13.3, 84.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 2 [1, 3] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |