Megalechis picta
| Megalechis picta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Megalechis |
| Species: | M. picta
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| Binomial name | |
| Megalechis picta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Megalechis picta, the Tail bar armored catfish, Tail bar hoplo or Spotted Hoplo, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes.[2] M. picta occurs east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Essequibo River basins, and coastal rivers of northern Brazil.[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Megalechis picta". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Megalechis picta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T162748038A162748106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T162748038A162748106.en. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Megalechis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ 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.