Megalechis thoracata
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Megalechis thoracata (black marble hoplo, spotted hoplo[1]) is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. M. thoracata is found east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Paraguay River basins, as well as in the coastal rivers of the Guianas and northern Brazil. Recent introductions were recorded in the upper Paraná River drainage.[2]
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Megalechis thoracata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Callichthyidae |
Genus: | Megalechis |
Species: | M. thoracata |
Binomial name | |
Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
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