Megalonema xanthum Eigenmann, 1912
photo by Alvarez, F.

Family:  Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Max. size:  15.93 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 44.0 g
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: endemic to the Magdalena River basin in Colombia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 13-16; Vertebrae: 45-48. Total vertebrae 45-48 including Weberian complex (Ref. 79495).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 October 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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