Ichthyoelephas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Prochilodontidae |
Genus: |
Ichthyoelephas Posada, 1909 |
Ichthyoelephas is a genus of freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae. There are two species in the genus: I. humeralis reaches a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) and is found in the Santiago and Guayas river basins in Ecuador, and I. longirostris reaches a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) and is found in the Cauca and Magdalena river basins in Colombia.