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Megalancistrus parananus is a species of armored catfish native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay where it is found in the Paraguay, Paraná, and Uruguay River basins. This species grows to a length of 58.8 centimetres (23.1 in) SL.

Megalancistrus parananus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Tribe:	Ancistrini
Genus:	Megalancistrus
Species:	M. parananus
Binomial name
Megalancistrus parananus (W. K. H. Peters, 1881)
Synonyms
Pterygoplichthys parananus Peters, 1881 Chaetostomus aculeatus Perugia, 1891 Megalancistrus aculeatus (Perugia, 1891) Chaetostomus gigas Boulenger, 1895 Megalancistrus gigas (Boulenger, 1895)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Megalancistrus parananus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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