Pterobunocephalus dolichurus • Aspredinidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pterobunocephalus dolichurus** (Delsman, 1941)
Common Name(s)	Ghost Banjo Catfish
Type Locality	Rio Trombetas near Obidos
Synonym(s)	Bunocephalus dolichurus, Petacara dolichura
Pronunciation	terr oh BOON oh SEFF ah luss - doll ee KOOR uss
Etymology	Pterobunocephalus: From the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and bunocephalus; in reference to the long anal fin.
Species Information
Size	90mm (3.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Smaller then Bunocephalus species and can most readily be distinguished from that genus by the number of anal fin rays (11-20 in Pterobunocephalus vs. 5-10 in Bunocephalus).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Widespread in the Orinoco, Amazon and Paraguay-Parana River systems Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	5.8 - 7.0
Temperature	25.0-27.0°C or 77-80.6°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eat prepared foods and enjoys frozen bloodworm. Food is only eaten as it crosses the path of this fish as it stays still even during feeding.
Furniture	Sandy bottom with twigs or smaller bogwood as opposed to larger pieces. Plants are not uproots and are ignored.
Compatibility	Entirely peaceful.
Suggested Tankmates	Smaller tetras are a good idea. Pencilfish are ideal. All lively fish that stick to the upper half of the tank are also a good mix. Avoid, or at least limit, the number of active fish that feed from the bottom. A good catfish to keep with the smaller or pygmy Corydoras species.
Breeding	Not recorded in captivity, but females are known to carry eggs attached to their stomach.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) Jools (k: 4), (2) lordotterby, (3) The.Dark.One, (4) Yann (k: 4), (5) Manon des sources, who also notes: "Still looking for new fishes .", (6) tamara (k: 4), (7) alpha (k: 2). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2007 Aug 06 15:25 (species record created: 2001 Oct 12 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pterobunocephalus dolichurus (Delsman, 1941)

Common Name(s)

Ghost Banjo Catfish

Type Locality

Rio Trombetas near Obidos

Synonym(s)

Bunocephalus dolichurus, Petacara dolichura

Pronunciation

terr oh BOON oh SEFF ah luss - doll ee KOOR uss

Etymology

Pterobunocephalus: From the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and bunocephalus; in reference to the long anal fin.

Species Information

Size

90mm (3.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Smaller then Bunocephalus species and can most readily be distinguished from that genus by the number of anal fin rays (11-20 in Pterobunocephalus vs. 5-10 in Bunocephalus).

Habitat Information

Distribution

Widespread in the Orinoco, Amazon and Paraguay-Parana River systems
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

5.8 - 7.0

Temperature

25.0-27.0°C or 77-80.6°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Will eat prepared foods and enjoys frozen bloodworm. Food is only eaten as it crosses the path of this fish as it stays still even during feeding.

Furniture

Sandy bottom with twigs or smaller bogwood as opposed to larger pieces. Plants are not uproots and are ignored.

Compatibility

Entirely peaceful.

Suggested Tankmates

Smaller tetras are a good idea. Pencilfish are ideal. All lively fish that stick to the upper half of the tank are also a good mix. Avoid, or at least limit, the number of active fish that feed from the bottom. A good catfish to keep with the smaller or pygmy Corydoras species.

Breeding

Not recorded in captivity, but females are known to carry eggs attached to their stomach.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) Jools (k: 4), (2) lordotterby, (3) The.Dark.One, (4) Yann (k: 4), (5) Manon des sources, who also notes: "Still looking for new fishes .", (6) tamara (k: 4), (7) alpha (k: 2).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles