Megalocentor
Monotypic genus of fish
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Megalocentor is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.[2] The only species in the genus is Megalocentor echthrus.[3] This fish grows to about 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and Orinoco basins.[4]
| Megalocentor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Megalocentor de Pinna & Britski, 1991[2] |
| Species: | M. echthrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalocentor echthrus de Pinna & Britski, 1991[2] | |
