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Colombian Bocachico

Prochilodus reticulatus Valenciennes 1850

Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits swamps or marshes but during months of drought it migrates to middle and upper reaches of rivers only to return to the swamps or marshes with the coming of the floods (Ref. 26543). Feeds on detritus and periphyton (Ref. 26543).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
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