Megalonema
| Megalonema | |
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| Megalonema platycephalum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann 1912
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Megalonema is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Species[]
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- & , 2008
- (, 1938)
- & , 2008
- Eigenmann, 1919
- (Günther, 1880)
- Eigenmann, 1912
- Schultz, 1944
- Eigenmann, 1912
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Megalonema in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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- Pimelodidae
- Fish of South America
- Catfish genera
- Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
- Freshwater fish genera
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