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| Scientific Name | Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Tumatumari, Guyana. |
| Etymology | (Greek)Megas, Megalos=Great + (Greek)nema=filament. This specific epithet refers to its broad(platys=broad, wide) head(kephale, -um=head). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 180mm (7.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Typically offered for sale under as Piramutana piramuta, this name is currently a junior synonym of the much larger B. vailliantii (although these fish do look similar when young). |
| General Remarks | The maximum size is a reasonable guess (the holotype is 126mm SL). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Usually imported from Peru, although this species is reported from the Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco basins. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Chrysichthys (k: 2), (2) amiidae, (3) Dave Rinaldo (k: 3). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 Aug 05 03:33 (species record created: 2004 Jan 16 00:00) |
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