Megalodoras uranoscopus
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The giant talking catfish or giant raphael catfish (Megalodoras uranoscopus) is a species of thorny catfish that is native to the Amazon Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. This species grows to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) SL (for a female specimen) and a maximum weight of 4.6 kilograms (10 lb). These fish are harvested in local commercial fisheries.
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Megalodoras uranoscopus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Genus: | Megalodoras |
Species: | M. uranoscopus |
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Megalodoras uranoscopus (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888) | |
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