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Prochilodus harttii Steindachner, 1875

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Prochilodus harttii Steindachner, 1875
Name authority
Steindachner, 1875
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Prochilodontidae
Genus
Prochilodus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familyProchilodontidae Eigenmann, 1909
  13. genusProchilodus Agassiz, 1829
  14. speciesProchilodus harttii Steindachner, 1875

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Prochilodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Prochilodus brevis Steindachner, 1875ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus britskii Castro, 1993ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837)ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus magdalenae Steindachner, 1879ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus vimboides Kner, 1859ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus argenteus Spix & Agassiz, 1829ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus costatus Valenciennes, 1850ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus mariae Eigenmann, 1922ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Prochilodus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1850ProchilodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 18 records assigned to Prochilodontidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Prochilodus hartii Steindachner, 1875 Steindachner, 1875synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Steindachner, F. (1875). Die Süsswasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien. Sitzungsberichte Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, v. 70 (1. Abth.): 499–538, Pls. 1–6. ; Also as a separate, pp. 1–40,. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4MN88. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.