 Summary of megalancistrus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | mega lan SISS truss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, agkistron = hook, in this case meaning "big Ancistrus". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification | A colossal pleco worthy of the generic name. Can be differentiated from other large loricariids by the presence of evertible interopercular odontodes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 385mm, largest 600mm, average 543mm, most commonly 600mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 4 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Login to view the map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/loricariidae/megalancistrus/barrae/1.jpg "Megalancistrus barrae - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/megalancistrus/parananus/1.jpg "Megalancistrus parananus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/megalancistrus/sp%28l234%29/1.jpg "Megalancistrus sp. (L234) - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/megalancistrus/sp%28lda097%29/1.jpg "Megalancistrus sp. (LDA097) - Click for species page")