Xyliphius lepturus • Aspredinidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Xyliphius lepturus** Orcés, V, 1962
Common Name(s)	Banjo Catfish
Type Locality	Desembocadura del rio Pucayacu en el Bobonaza, Río Magdalena system, Amazon system, Colombia.
Etymology	From the Greek xyliphion, meaning a piece of wood; in reference to the overall appearance.
Species Information
Size	132mm (5.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: upper Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Cienc. Nat. (Quito)v. 5 (no. 2) - pp50 - Figs. 1-2
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Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2007 Oct 08 12:05 (species record created: 2003 Jun 19 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Xyliphius lepturus Orcés, V, 1962

Common Name(s)

Banjo Catfish

Type Locality

Desembocadura del rio Pucayacu en el Bobonaza, Río Magdalena system, Amazon system, Colombia.

Etymology

From the Greek xyliphion, meaning a piece of wood; in reference to the overall appearance.

Species Information

Size

132mm (5.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: upper Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)