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"Two new cis-Andean species of the South American catfish genus Megalonema allied to trans-Andean Megalonema xanthum, with description of a new subgenus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)"

Lundberg, J.G. & Ladhul, W.M.
"Two new cis-Andean species of the South American catfish genus Megalonema allied to trans-Andean Megalonema xanthum, with description of a new subgenus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)"
Neotropical Ichthyology
Vol. 6 No. 3, 2008
Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Megalonema amaxanthum
Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008
 
Bolivia, Brazil,Guyana,Peru
río Tahuamanu, rio Arce, Takutu River, rio Branco, rio Solimões, rio Jutaí, rio Japura, rio Tocantins, rio Negro, río Napo, río Nanay
(Pando, Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Madre de Dios)
Megalonema amaxanthum
14
100
 
unknown
Megalonema orixanthum
Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008
 
Colombia, Venezuela
Río Metica, río Meta, río Apure, río Caura, río Orinoco, río Casiquare
(Meta, Amazonas (VEN), Bolívar (VEN))
Megalonema orixanthum
15
100
 
unknown
Megalonema xanthum
Eigenmann, 1912
 
Colombia
Río Magdalena-Einzug bei Giradot
(Tolima, Cundinamarca)
IUCN: least concern
Megalonema xanthum - Lateralansicht
21
120
 
unknown
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