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Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Streaked prochilod
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Common names: Corimba, Corimbata, Corimbatá
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
Importance: commercial | Ref: Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, both tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076) and Piracicaba river (Ref. 50076). Also reported from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Also Ref. 31923.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Prochilodontidae (Flannel-mouth characiforms)
Etymology: Prochilodus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 11229).   Subtropical; 2°S - 32°S

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South America: Paraná-Paraguay and Paraíba do Sul River basins.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 24.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79585); common length : 46.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37057); max. published weight: 7.2 kg (Ref. 72380)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum length based on examined specimen; reported to reach 74 cm TL in literature (Ref. 37057).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Pairing is distinct during copulation (Ref. 205). Males may stay near the nest (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Castro, R.M.C. and R.P. Vari, 2003. Prochilodontidae (Fannel mouth characiforms). p. 65-70. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 37057)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 November 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.01596 - 0.02274), b=2.97 (2.92 - 3.02), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.2   ±0.12 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.19-0.43; Tmax=5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.