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Semaprochilodus insignis (Flagtail prochilodus; Kissing prochilodus)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The flagtail prochilodus (Semaprochilodus theraponura or Semaprochilodus insignis) is a species of South American freshwater fish in the genus Semaprochilodus. It is native to central and western parts of the Amazon River and tributaries and can reach a maximum length of about 14 inches in captivity.
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Potamodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve State Sustainable Development Reserve VI 3260792 Amazonas, Brazil  

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♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0