THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Megalamphodus epicharis (Weitzman & Palmer, 1997) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus eques (Steindachner, 1882) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus micropterus Eigenmann, 1915 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus socolofi (Weitzman, 1977) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus sweglesi Géry, 1961 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Greater MelampittaMegalampitta gigantea (Rothschild, 1899) | MelampittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Megalancistrus parananus (Peters, 1881) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| torpedo scadMegalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus, 1758) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes, 1840) | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megaleporinus conirostris (Steindachner, 1875) | AnostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megaleporinus gaiero Birindelli, Britski & Ramirez, 2020 | AnostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988) | AnostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megaleporinus muyscorum (Steindachner, 1900) | AnostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megaleporinus reinhardti (Lütken, 1875) | AnostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalobrama amblycephala Yih, 1955 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalobrama elongata Huang & Zhang, 1986 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalobrama mantschuricus (Basilewsky, 1855) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalobrama pellegrini (Tchang, 1930) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalocentor echthrus de Pinna & Britski, 1991 | TrichomycteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalocercus abyssorum Chun, 1887 | OikopleuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| belligerent sculpinMegalocottus platycephalus (Pallas, 1814) | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalocottus taeniopterus (Kner, 1868) | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalodicopia hacala Mandre & Rouse, 2025 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalodicopia hians Oka, 1918 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalodicopia perian Mandre & Rouse, 2025 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalodicopia rineharti (Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1989) | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalodicopia unque Mandre & Rouse, 2025 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalodoras uranoscopus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | DoradidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Woermann's Fruit BatMegaloglossus azagnyi Nesi, Kadjo & Hassanin, 2012 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Megalomycter teevani Myers & Freihofer, 1966 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antillean Giant Rice RatMegalomys desmarestii (Fischer, 1829) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Santa Lucia Giant Rice RatMegalomys luciae (Forsyth Major, 1901) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Megalonema orixanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 | PimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalonema platanum (Günther, 1880) | PimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalonema psammium Schultz, 1944 | PimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalonema xanthum Eigenmann, 1912 | PimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tarponMegalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 | MegalopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indo-Pacific tarponMegalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) | MegalopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalurulus grosvenori (Gilliard, 1960) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Megalurulus mariei J. Verreaux, 1869 | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty ThicketbirdMegalurulus rubiginosus (P. L. Sclater, 1881) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vanuatu ThicketbirdMegalurulus whitneyi (Mayr, 1933) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fly River GrassbirdMegalurus albolimbatus (Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Megalurus carteri (North, 1900) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Megalurus cruralis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus (Gould, 1845) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Megalurus macrurus (Salvadori, 1876) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Megalurus mathewsi (Iredale, 1911) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris Horsfield, 1821 | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| FernbirdMegalurus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.