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Scientific Name Megalonema xanthum  Eigenmann, 1912
Common Name
Type Locality Girardot, Colombia
Etymology (Greek)Megas, Megalos=Great + (Greek)nema=filament. 
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Size 159mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: endemic to the Magdalena River basin in Colombia.
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Indiana University Studies No. 16 [sic No. 8], pp 16.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 04 00:51 (species record created: 2013 Feb 12 15:37)