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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae Long-whiskered catfishes

Genus: Megalonema

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 31.2 cm SL
 
Megalonema amaxanthum
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Max. Length 27.1 cm SL
 
Megalonema argentinum
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Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Megalonema orixanthum
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Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Megalonema pauciradiatum
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Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

South America
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Megalonema platanum (Günther, 1880)

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Megalonema platanum
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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann, 1912

Photo by Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Megalonema platycephalum
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Megalonema psammium
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Photo by Alvarez, F.

South America
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Megalonema xanthum Eigenmann, 1912

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Megalonema xanthum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Megalonema amaxanthum South America 31.2 SL 2008
Megalonema argentinum South America 27.1 SL 1938
Megalonema orixanthum South America 11.6 SL 2008
Megalonema pauciradiatum South America 3.8 SL 1919
Megalonema platanum South America 40 SL 1880
Megalonema platycephalum South America 30 TL 1912
Megalonema psammium South America 1944
Megalonema xanthum South America 15.9 SL 1912



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