Megalonema is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Megalonema | |
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Megalonema platycephalum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912 |
Type species | |
Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann 1912
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Species
editThere are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Megalonema amaxanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008
- Megalonema argentinum (MacDonagh, 1938)
- Megalonema orixanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008
- Megalonema pauciradiatum Eigenmann, 1919
- Megalonema platanum (Günther, 1880)
- Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann, 1912
- Megalonema psammium Schultz, 1944
- Megalonema xanthum Eigenmann, 1912
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Megalonema". FishBase. February 2012 version.