Megalonema

Megalonema
Megalonema platycephalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus:
Eigenmann, 1912
Type species
Megalonema platycephalum
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

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Megalonema". FishBase. February 2012 version.


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