Megalocentor

Megalocentor is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.^[2] The only species in the genus is Megalocentor echthrus.^[3] This fish grows to about 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and Orinoco basins.^[4]

Megalocentor
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[2]
Species:	M. echthrus
Binomial name
Megalocentor echthrus de Pinna & Britski, 1991[2]