Ichthyoelephas
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| Genus: | Ichthyoelephas Posada, 1909
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Ichthyoelephas is a genus of freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae.[1] There are two species in the genus: I. humeralis reaches a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) and is found in the Santiago and Guayas river basins in Ecuador,[1] and I. longirostris reaches a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) and is found in the Cauca and Magdalena river basins in Colombia.[1]
Species
- Ichthyoelephas humeralis (Günther, 1860)
- Ichthyoelephas longirostris (Steindachner, 1879)
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ichthyoelephas". FishBase. October 2011 version.
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