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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Prochilodontidae Flannel-mouth characiforms

Genus: Ichthyoelephas

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Ichthyoelephas humeralis (Günther, 1860)

Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Ichthyoelephas humeralis
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Photo by Alvarez, F.

South America
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Ichthyoelephas longirostris (Steindachner, 1879)

Photo by Alvarez, F.
 
Ichthyoelephas longirostris
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2 Species of Family Prochilodontidae with Genus Ichthyoelephas
(Flannel-mouth characiforms)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1860 Ichthyoelephas humeralis South America 24 SL
1879 Ichthyoelephas longirostris South America 80 TL



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