Semaprochilodus is a genus of South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

n freshwater fish in the family Prochilodontidae

Prochilodontidae

The Prochilodontidae, or flannel-mouthed characins, are a small family of fishes found primarily in the northern half of South America, south to Paraguay and northern Argentina...

. They have sometimes been included in the genus Prochilodus

Prochilodus

Prochilodus is a genus of freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae. This family include two other genera, Ichthyoelephas and Semaprochilodus, which have been included in Prochilodus instead...

instead. Of the six species, three are from the Amazon Basin

Amazon Basin

The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...

, two from the Orinoco Basin

Orinoco

The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...

 and a single from the Maroni Basin. Depending on the exact species, they reach a maximum length of 24–44 cm (9.4–17.3 in).

Species

FishBase

FishBase

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 recognize the following species in the genus:

• Semaprochilodus brama
• Semaprochilodus insignis
• Semaprochilodus kneri
• Semaprochilodus laticeps
• Semaprochilodus taeniurus – Silver prochilodus
• Semaprochilodus varii