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Megalonema argentinum (MacDonagh, 1938)

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Argentina country information

Common names: Patí de aletas negras
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in upper rio Paraná (Ref. 56308). Also Ref. 6868.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Megalonema: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).

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

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