Taxonomy Profile: Megalechis (Reis 1997)

Megalechis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Megalechis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Ostariophysi
Order : Siluriformes
catfishes |
silures |
Family : Callichthyidae
callichthyid armored catfishes |
mailed catfishes |
plated catfishes |
armored catfishes |
poissons-chats cuirassés |
coridoras |
Subfamily : Callichthyinae
Genus : Megalechis
Megalechis Direct Children(s):
Megalechis thoracata
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Megalechis personata
(Ranzani 1841)
Megalechis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003
Acquired:
2003-03-17
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Megalechis
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 08-Apr-2005
Acquired:
2005-04-08
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Megalechis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Megalechis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Reis, Roberto E. / Reis, Roberto E., Sven O. Kullander, and Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-01-01 / 2003-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Callichthyidae (Armored catfishes)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America
Page(s):
291-309
Publisher:
Edipucrs
Publication Place:
Porto Alegre, Brazil
ISBN/ISSN:
85-7430-361-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Megalechis
Megalechis: Geographic Information
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Megalechis: Comments