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