Megalonema
| Megalonema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912 |
Megalonema is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Species
There 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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Megalonema in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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