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Megalechis picta

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Megalechis picta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Megalechis
Species:
M. picta
Binomial name
Megalechis picta
Synonyms
  • Callichthys pictus Müller & Troschel, 1849
  • Callichthys sulcatus Kner, 1855
  • Hoplosternum oronocoi Fowler, 1915

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

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Megalechis picta". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  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. S2CID 85758105.