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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes) > Callichthyinae
Etymology: Megalechis: Greek, megas, megalos = great + greek, echis, -eos = viper (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Issue
See Reis (1997) for phylogeny and Reis (1998) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
экология
; пресноводный демерсальный. Tropical
South America: Amazon, Orinoco and upper Paraguay River basins, as well as coastal rivers of the Guianas and northern Brazil.
Size / Вес / Возраст
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 121647); наибольший вес (опубликованные данные): 140.00 g (Ref. 121647)
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | размножение | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | личинки
Reis, R.E., P.-Y. Le Bail and J.H.A. Mol, 2005. New arrangement in the synonymy of Megalechis Reis, 1997 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae). Copeia 2005(3):678-682. (Ref. 57766)
Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435)
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