Semaprochilodus insignis

The kissing prochilodus or flag-tailed prochilodus (Semaprochilodus insignis) is a species of South American freshwater fish in the family Prochilodontidae. It is native to central and western parts of the Amazon basin.[1] It is migratory, moving in large groups into whitewater rivers to spawn, afterwards returning to blackwater and clearwater rivers, as well as flooded forests.[2][3] It is important in fisheries[3] and sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, but require a relatively large tank.[2] It can reach a maximum standard length of 27.5 cm (10.8 in) and weight of 560 g (1.23 lb).[1] It resembles the other members of the genus Semaprochilodus, where most species are silvery with orange-red fins and a striped tail.[4] Adult S. insignis lack the dark flank spots that can be seen in adult S. taeniurus, but both species have these spots as juveniles.[2]

Kissing prochilodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Subclass:	Neopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Prochilodontidae
Genus:	Semaprochilodus
Species:	S. insignis
Binomial name
Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine, 1841)
Synonyms
Prochilodus insignis Jardine, 1841 Prochilodus amazonensis Fowler, 1906 Prochilodus theraponura Fowler, 1906 Semaprochilodus amazonensis Fowler, 1906 Semaprochilodus theraponura Fowler, 1906

References

1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Semaprochilodus insignis" in FishBase. March 2017 version.
2. SeriouslyFish: Semaprochilodus insignis. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
3. Lambert de Brito Ribeiro, M.; and M. Petrere Junior (1990). Fisheries ecology and management of the Jaraqui (Semaprochilodus taeniurus, S. insignis) in central Amazonia. River Research and Applications 5(3): 195–215.
4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Semaprochilodus in FishBase. March 2017 version.