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Spiny Armored Catfish

Megalancistrus parananus
Vieja Espinuda
Family: Loricariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Vieja del Agua Espinosa, Cascudo Abacaxi.


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Number of Records: 4



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201933725/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú2Diego Oscar
13917518/08/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al este de la reserva y costa del campo Omar García, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. FederaciónCarlos M. Grassini
13806227/09/2007ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al sur y oeste de la reserva, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. FederaciónCarlos M. Grassini
233960210/02/2006ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Isla CaraguatayGabriel Dalinger
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Spiny Armored Catfish (Megalancistrus parananus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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