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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name | |
| 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 | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Can be 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 | South America: Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco River basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp150, Fig. 31, Pl. 10 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There are 8 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 7 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 19 02:06 (species record created: 2004 Jan 16 00:00) |
