Megalechis picta

Megalechis picta
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Subfamily: Callichthyinae
Genus: Megalechis
Species: M. picta
Binomial name
Megalechis picta
(J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Megalechis picta, the Tail bar armored catfish, Tail bar hoplo or Spotted Hoplo, is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. M. picta occurs east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Essequibo River basins, and coastal rivers of northern Brazil.[1]

References

  1. Reis, Roberto E.; Le Bail, Pierre-Yves; Mol, Jan H. A (2005). Armbruster, J. W., ed. "New Arrangement in the Synonymy of Megalechis Reis, 1997 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia. 2005 (3): 678–682. doi:10.1643/CI-04-353R. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)


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