Black prochilodus (Prochilodus nigricans)

Black prochilodus, a reference photo — Photo: Renata Bartolette, Carolina Santos Vieira, amille Ferreira Lima Santos, Carlos Danillo Costa Santos, Jefferson Santos Vitória Luduvice, Tamires Silva Passos, Thiago D’avilla, Bruna Oliveira Nascimento · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Prochilodus nigricans, or black prochilodus, is a species of prochilodontid fish from the Amazon Basin in South America. It supports major fisheries; according to IBAMA, it is the third most caught taxon in the Brazilian Amazon by weight, after Brachyplatystoma vaillantii and Semaprochilodus spp. The black prochilodus is migratory, moving between different parts of the Amazon. The black prochilodus reaches up to 45 cm (18 in) in total length and 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) in weight.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black prochilodus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Prochilodontidae
Genus: Prochilodus
Species: Prochilodus nigricans

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