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Pimelodidae
Megalonema xanthum
Megalonema xanthum
Fifteen Point Nine Centimeters Catfish of Colombian Waters
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Local endemic species
- Single river-basin endemic
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
MediumMegalonema xanthum is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Genus
- Megalonema
- Maximum length
- 15.9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: endemic to the Magdalena River basin in Colombia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
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