First record of the camboatá Megalechis picta (Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) for the Pantanal, Brazil
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Callichtyinae, Introduced species, Neotropical region, rio Paraguay, rio OrinocoAbstract
Herein we report the first record of Megalechis picta in the Brazilian Pantanal based in a single specimen captured in a tributary to the rio Miranda, municipality of Corumbá, rio Paraguay basin, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Additional discussion about its co-occurrence with M. thoracata is also provided.Published
2015-03-01
How to Cite
Tencatt, L., Severo-Neto, F., & Froehlich, O. (2015). First record of the camboatá Megalechis picta (Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) for the Pantanal, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 15(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1307
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