Megalocentor echthrus

Megalocentor echthrus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Megalocentor.^[2] This fish grows to about 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and Orinoco basins.^[3]

Megalocentor echthrus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Subfamily:	Stegophilinae
Genus:	Megalocentor de Pinna & Britski, 1991
Species:	M. echthrus
Binomial name
Megalocentor echthrus de Pinna & Britski, 1991