''Prochilodus magdalenae'' is a tropical prochilodontid freshwater fish from Colombia. It is found in the

Atrato Atrato is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department near the Pacific Ocean, Colombia. Climate Atrato has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). The following climate data is for Yutó, the capital of the municipality. Refere ...

, Sinú, Cauca and

Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much o ...

s. It has been measured to reach in

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...

and in weight. They have a growing role in fisheries.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3753710 Prochilodontidae Endemic fauna of Colombia Freshwater fish of Colombia Magdalena River Taxa named by Franz Steindachner Fish described in 1879