Ichthyoelephas is a genus of South American freshwater fish from the family Prochilodontidae.

[1] There are two species in the genus: I. humeralis reaches a length of at least 40 cm (1.3 ft) and is found in the Santiago and Guayas river basins in Ecuador,[2] and I. longirostris reaches a length of 80 cm (2.6 ft) and is found in the Cauca–Magdalena river basin in Colombia.

[3] They feed on algae and detritus that are taken off rocks with their fleshy lips.

[4][5] They are commercially important food fish.

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