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

Genus: Ichthyoelephas

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Photo by Aguirre, W.

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

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Ichthyoelephas humeralis
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Photo by Alvarez, F.

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

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Ichthyoelephas longirostris
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ichthyoelephas humeralis South America 24 SL 1860
Ichthyoelephas longirostris South America 80 TL 1879



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