- Pauly,
Daniel (eds.). "
Megalechis thoracata". FishBase.
December 2011 version. ****weg, Mike. "The
Black Marble Hoplo:
Megalechis thoracata". www.FishChannel...
- No
uniquely derived features are
known for
Megalechis. A
change in the
synonymy of the
species of
Megalechis occurred in 2005. It is
especially confusing...
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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...
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Callichthyinae contains Callichthys, Dianema, Hoplosternum, Lepthoplosternum, and
Megalechis.
According to a 1997 paper,
Callichthys is the most
basal member of the...
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urostriatum 12.5 cm (4.9 in) 77–82 °F (25–28 °C) 6.0-8.0
Spotted hoplo Megalechis thoracata 15 cm (5.9 in) 64–83 °F (18–28 °C). 6-8
Scleromystax prionotos...
- nocturnal. E.
voltai mainly eats fish, in
particular the
armoured catfish Megalechis thoracata. A
specimen of E.
voltai had a
caecilian (a
legless amphibian)...
- the most
basal clade, and
Callichthys is
sister to
Lepthoplosternum and
Megalechis.
There are
currently four
recognized species in this genus: Callichthys...
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xinguensis Dianema longibarbis Dianema urostriatum Hoplosternum thoracatum Megalechis thoracata Scleromystax barbatus Scleromystax macropterus Scleromystax...
