Megalechis picta

Megalechis picta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Megalechis
Species:	M. picta
Binomial name
Megalechis picta (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) [2]
Synonyms [2]
Callichthys pictus Müller & Troschel, 1848 Callichthys sulcatus Kner, 1855 Hoplosternum oronocoi Fowler, 1915

Megalechis picta, the Tail bar armored catfish, Tail bar hoplo or Spotted Hoplo, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. ^[2] M. picta occurs east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Essequibo River basins, and coastal rivers of northern Brazil. ^[3]

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Megalechis picta". FishBase . December 2011 version.

1. Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Megalechis picta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T162748038A162748106. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T162748038A162748106.en . Retrieved 8 October 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Megalechis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 December 2025.
3. Reis, Roberto E.; Le Bail, Pierre-Yves; Mol, Jan H. A (2005). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "New Arrangement in the Synonymy of Megalechis Reis, 1997 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia . 2005 (3): 678–682. doi:10.1643/CI-04-353R. S2CID   85758105.