| Megalechis | |
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| Megalechis thoracata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Subfamily: | Callichthyinae |
| Genus: | Megalechis R. E. dos Reis, 1997 |
| Type species | |
| Callichthys thoracatus Valenciennes, 1840
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Megalechis is a small genus of freshwater catfish in the Callichthyinae subfamily of the armored catfish family.