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| Scientific Name | Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Konawaruk, Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Bunocephalus amaurus aloikae, Bunocephalus amaurus sipaliwini, Dysichthys amaurus |
| Pronunciation | boon oh SEFF ah luss |
| Etymology | Bunocephalus: From the Greek bounos, meaning hill and kephale, meaning head; in reference to the bumps on the head of the fish, which is particularly marked in some species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: coastal rivers between the Orinoco and Amazon mouths. Orinoco  , Lower Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Mem. Carnegie Mus. v. 5 (no. 1) 126 Fig. 24; Pl. 2 (fig. 2) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Mar 03 01:46 (species record created: 2007 Feb 26 15:17) |
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