Iheringichthys megalops

Iheringichthys megalops, is a species of demersal catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to ParanĂ¡ River basin of Paraguay.[1][2]

Iheringichthys megalops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Iheringichthys
Species:
I. megalops
Binomial name
Iheringichthys megalops
Eigenmann & Ward, 1907

Description

The tip of adpressed dorsal fin comes close to the adipose-fin origin as well as the tip of the pectoral fin is close to the pelvic-fin origin and the tip of pelvic fin reaches the anal-fin origin. It has a distinct serrae on the anterior and especially the posterior pectoral spine margins. It has small spots distributed all over the flank or with spots faint in the posterior portion of body.[3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Iheringichthys megalops" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
  2. "Cat-eLog Pimelodidae - Iheringichthys". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. "Iheringichthys syi (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), a new pimelodid species from upper ParanĂ¡ basin, Brazil". Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.10 no.1 Porto Alegre 2012. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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