Megalonema platanum
Günther, 1880
according to the origin río de la Plata
Synonyms
Fidalgo
Bagre blanco
Pimelodus platanus
Rubita
Virreina
Bagre blanco
Pimelodus platanus
Rubita
Virreina
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 50 cm
Standard length (documented)
400.0 mm
Recommended tank size
250 cm
Weight
0.387 kg
Eats plants
not known
unknown
long
12 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
13 soft rays
12 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
13 soft rays
Sympatric with
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 420)
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- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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