Megalechis picta, the Tail bar armored catfish, Tail bar hoplo or Spotted Hoplo, is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. M. picta occurs east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Essequibo River basins, and coastal rivers of northern Brazil. References Megalechis Fish of Bolivia Freshwater fish of Brazil Freshwater fish of Colombia Freshwater fish of Ecuador Freshwater fish of Peru Fish of the Amazon basin Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel Fish described in 1848