Megalechis picta

Megalechis picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Megalechis
Species:	M. picta
Binomial name
	Megalechis picta; (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Synonyms
	Callichthys pictus Müller & Troschel, 1849; Callichthys sulcatus Kner, 1855; Hoplosternum oronocoi Fowler, 1915;

Megalechis picta, the Tail bar armored catfish, Tail bar hoplo or Spotted Hoplo, is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. M. picta occurs east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Essequibo River basins, and coastal rivers of northern Brazil.[1]

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Megalechis picta" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

Reis, Roberto E.; Le Bail, Pierre-Yves; Mol, Jan H. A (2005). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "New Arrangement in the Synonymy of Megalechis Reis, 1997 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia. 2005 (3): 678–682. doi:10.1643/CI-04-353R.

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[Reis2005-1] Reis, Roberto E.; Le Bail, Pierre-Yves; Mol, Jan H. A (2005). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "New Arrangement in the Synonymy of Megalechis Reis, 1997 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia. 2005 (3): 678–682. doi:10.1643/CI-04-353R.