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Callichthyidae
Spotted hoplo
Megalechis thoracata
Fifteen Point Five Centimeters Callichthyid Fish of South American Waters
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumSpotted hoplo is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 15.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Genus
- Megalechis
- Maximum length
- 15.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon, Orinoco and upper Paraguay River basins, as well as coastal rivers of the Guianas and northern Brazil.
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Order
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