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Prochilodus costatus

Status not recordedbony fish

Prochilodus costatus is a species in the family Prochilodontidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Prochilodus costatus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Prochilodus costatus live?

Not recorded

Is Prochilodus costatus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Prochilodus costatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyProchilodontidae
  6. genusProchilodus
  7. SpeciesProchilodus costatus Valenciennes, 1850

Synonyms Prochilodus affinis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • prochilodus žebrovanýCzech
  • Curimatá-piaoPortuguese
  • Curimatã-piaoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Prochilodus costatus

Other species in the same genus Prochilodus.

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Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Prochilodus costatus?

Prochilodus costatus (Prochilodus costatus) belongs to the family Prochilodontidae in the order Characiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Prochilodus costatus (Prochilodus costatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/prochilodus-costatus

MLA

“Prochilodus costatus (Prochilodus costatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/prochilodus-costatus.

BibTeX
@misc{prochilodus_costatus_2026,
  title = {Prochilodus costatus (Prochilodus costatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prochilodus-costatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}