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Megalonema amaxanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 |
| Family: | Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 24.1 cm SL (male/unsexed); 31.2 cm SL (female); max.weight: 221.1 g; max.weight: 497.6 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon River basin, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia and probably Colombia and Ecuador. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 12-16; Vertebrae: 42-45. Total vertebrae including Weberian complex (Ref. 79495). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 December 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||