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| Scientific Name | Aspredo aspredo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Name(s) | Eel-Tailed Banjo Catfish |
| Synonym(s) | Aspredo batrachus, Platystacus laevis, Silurus aspredo |
| Etymology | Aspredo: From the Latin aspredo, meaning roughness; in reference to the tuberculate skin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 383mm (15.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central and South America: lower portions of coastal rivers from Venezuela to northern Brazil; also in Trinidad Tobago. 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) Trinidad rivers, Maracas River (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | Found in brackish and fresh water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Systema Nat. ed. 10v. 1 - pp304 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Feb 13 09:54 (species record created: 2002 Oct 16 00:00) |
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