Species that contain: Prochilodus and nigricans [ 8 ] records

beni, Prochilodus Pearson [N. E.] 1924:29, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Indiana University Studies v. 11 (no. 64); ref. 3396] Cachuela Esperanza, Amazon system, Bolivia. Holotype (unique): CAS 58881 [ex IU 17288]. •Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:124 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829. Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

caudifasciatus, Prochilodus Starks [E. C.] 1906:773, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1468); ref. 10101] Río Perené at Perené, east slope of Andes, Peru. Holotype (unique): USNM 53473. Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:34 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Prochilodus caudifasciatus Starks 1906 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:124 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829. Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

cephalotes, Prochilodus Cope [E. D.] 1878:686 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Nauta, Peruvian Amazon, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21211. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:148 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Prochilodus cephalotes Cope 1878 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:124 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829. Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

labeo, Prochilodus Loubens [G.], Lauzanne [L.] & Géry [J.] 1991:231, Fig. 8 [Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale v. 24 (no. 3); ref. 21061] Villa Tunari, Río Chaparé, Mamoré basin, Bolivia. Holotype: MNHN 1989-0120. Paratypes: Géry coll. 272.1 (1), 272.2 (1); MHNG 2448.31-32 (1, 2); MNHN 1989-0121 to 0122 (9, 13), 1989-0125 (1), 1989-0131 (1, c&s). •Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:124 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829. Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigricans, Prochilodus Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:64, Pl. 39 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Lago Janauacá, along the Rio Solimões, Amazon basin. Neotype: MZUSP 21575. As Pacu nigricans on plate. Neotype designated by Castro & Vari 2003:128 [ref. 28606]. •Valid as Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:32 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708], Castro 1993:61 [ref. 21063], Loubens & Panfili 1995:17 [ref. 22314], Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061] with author as Agassiz, Castro & Vari 2003:123 [ref. 28606], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:84, 186 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:26 [ref. 39235], Castro 2024:400 [ref. 40817] with author as Agassiz). Current status: Valid as Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829. Prochilodontidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Tocantins River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

oligolepis, Prochilodus Günther [A.] 1864:295 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Ipanema, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 56694. Paralectotypes: NMW 56693 (1), 56695 (2). Based on Prochilodus nigricans of Kner 1859:146. Lectotype selected by Castro & Vari 2003:143 [ref. 28606]. •Synonym of Prochilodus vimboides Kner 1859 -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:140 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Prochilodus vimboides Kner 1859. Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ortonianus, Prochilodus Cope [E. D.] 1878:685 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Nauta, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21267. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:148 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Prochilodus ortonianus Cope 1878. •Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:123 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829. Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tigris, Curimatus Fowler [H. W.] 1913:518, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65; ref. 1389] Tributary of Rio Madeira near Porto Velho, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 39156. Paratypes: ANSP 39157-81 (25), 39184 (1, missing); Géry coll. [ex ANSP 39182-83]; USNM 92957 [ex ANSP 39185-86] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:67 [ref. 13621], Vari & Howe 1991:19 [ref. 19022]. •Young Prochilodus -- (Vari & Castro 1988:779 [ref. 12872]). •Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:124 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz 1829. Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.