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Megalonema amaxanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 79495).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lundberg, J.G. and W.M. Dahdul, 2008
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Megalonema: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335);  amaxanthum: The specific name refers to the distribution of the species in the Amazon basin and its relationship to the species Megalonema xanthum..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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