Megalancistrus parananus

Megalancistrus parananus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Tribe:	Ancistrini
Genus:	Megalancistrus
Species:	M. parananus
Binomial name
	Megalancistrus parananus; (W. K. H. Peters, 1881)
Synonyms
	Pterygoplichthys parananus Peters, 1881; Chaetostomus aculeatus Perugia, 1891; Megalancistrus aculeatus (Perugia, 1891); Chaetostomus gigas Boulenger, 1895; Megalancistrus gigas (Boulenger, 1895);

Megalancistrus parananus is a species of armored catfish native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay where it is found in the Paraguay, Paraná, and Uruguay River basins. This species grows to a length of 58.8 centimetres (23.1 in) SL.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Megalancistrus parananus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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