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Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata, a member of the subfamily Callichthyinae

Size Range Smallest 46mm, largest 240mm, average 98mm, most commonly 46mm. All SL.
Species There are 17 species in 11 genera in the database.
Keepers 15 species (88%) are being kept by registered keepers.
Breeders 7 species (41%) are being bred.
Distribution

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Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Megalechis2 species(243 keepers)
2.Dianema2 species(62 keepers)
3.Hoplosternum3 species(23 keepers)
4.Lepthoplosternum6 species(2 keepers)
5.Callichthys4 species(0 keepers)
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1.(47.62%)
2.(13.42%)
3.(10.61%)
4.(8.23%)
5.(5.63%)
6.(4.98%)
7.(4.11%)
8.(3.25%)
9.(0.87%)
10.Lepthoplosternum ucamara(0.22%)
11.Lepthoplosternum stellatum(0.22%)
12.(0.22%)
13.Callichthys fabricioi(0.22%)
14.Lepthoplosternum beni(0.22%)
15.Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum(0.22%)
Down Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.(i:13, k:26, b:0)
2.(i:20, k:49, b:2)
3.(i:27, k:220, b:3)
4.(i:17, k:23, b:0)
5.(i:13, k:38, b:1)
6.(i:5, k:15, b:1)
7.(i:14, k:62, b:1)
8.(i:4, k:4, b:1)
9.(i:13, k:19, b:1)
10.Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum(i:0, k:1, b:0)
11.Lepthoplosternum beni(i:0, k:1, b:0)
12.Lepthoplosternum tordilho(i:0, k:0, b:0)
13.Callichthys fabricioi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
14.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
15.Lepthoplosternum stellatum(i:0, k:1, b:0)
16.Lepthoplosternum ucamara(i:0, k:1, b:0)
17.Callichthys oibaensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)