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
[edit]There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Megalonema amaxanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008
- 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]- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Megalonema". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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