Description

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Vertebrae: 33 - 35.

Common Names

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披肩象齿脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bocachico , Spanish , Ecuador

Bocachico , Spanish , Spain

Bocochico , Spanish , Ecuador

Boquichico , Spanish , Peru

Guavina , Spanish , Ecuador

Ratón , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Prochilodontidae

Genus: Ichthyoelephas

Species: Ichthyoelephas humeralis (Günther, 1860)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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Reaches a length greater than 40 cm TL (Ref. 598).

Habitat

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benthopelagic

Conservation Status

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Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

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Harmless