Megalechis picta
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| Megalechis picta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Megalechis |
| Species: | M. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalechis picta | |
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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]