Bunocephalus verrucosus • Aspredinidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Bunocephalus verrucosus** (Bloch, 1794)
Common Name(s)	Craggy Banjo Catfish, High-back Banjo
Type Locality	No locality.
Synonym(s)	Agmus lyriformis, Agmus scabriceps, Aspredo gronovii, Bunocephalicthys verrucosus scabriceps, Platystacus verrucosus, Silurus verrucosus
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	100mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	A high, ridged back distinguishes this species from other common banjo catfish imports.
Sexing	Females have a rounder belly when look from above, especially in the region of the starting of the caudal peduncle.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America : Central Amazon basin Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	5.8 - 7.6
Temperature	21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	No special requirements in regard to water parameters. Preferably no nitrites and nitrates as low as possible.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Unproblematic, the fish accepts most foods. Best fed after lights out. Only settled or very hungry fish will search for food during the daylight hours. Once accustomed, can be hand feed. When hand feeding can be fed any time, even with the lights on.
Furniture	A sandy substrate is suggested although this species doesn't readily burrow; you could experiment with leaf litter. Appears equally at home in dense vegetation and resorts to burrowing if no other cover available.
Compatibility	Peaceful. Care should be taken not to house this fish with any species that may seriously deprive it of food.
Breeding	Some reports exist that these fish lay their eggs in the roots of floating plants. Exactly how the fish reach these positions high in the water column is not recorded. Although seemingly far-fetched, this report may go some way to explaining young fishes love of hiding in leafy plants.
Further Information
References	Naturg. Ausl. Fischev. 8 - pp63 - Pl. 373 (fig. 3)
Registered Keepers	(1) Dinyar, (2) Moosipher, (3) The.Dark.One, (4) worton[pl], (5) Sam (k: 3), (6) tropical (p: 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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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Bunocephalus verrucosus (Bloch, 1794)

Common Name(s)

Craggy Banjo Catfish, High-back Banjo

Type Locality

No locality.

Synonym(s)

Agmus lyriformis, Agmus scabriceps, Aspredo gronovii, Bunocephalicthys verrucosus scabriceps, Platystacus verrucosus, Silurus verrucosus

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

100mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

A high, ridged back distinguishes this species from other common banjo catfish imports.

Sexing

Females have a rounder belly when look from above, especially in the region of the starting of the caudal peduncle.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America : Central Amazon basin
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

5.8 - 7.6

Temperature

21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

No special requirements in regard to water parameters. Preferably no nitrites and nitrates as low as possible.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Unproblematic, the fish accepts most foods. Best fed after lights out. Only settled or very hungry fish will search for food during the daylight hours. Once accustomed, can be hand feed. When hand feeding can be fed any time, even with the lights on.

Furniture

A sandy substrate is suggested although this species doesn't readily burrow; you could experiment with leaf litter. Appears equally at home in dense vegetation and resorts to burrowing if no other cover available.

Compatibility

Peaceful. Care should be taken not to house this fish with any species that may seriously deprive it of food.

Breeding

Some reports exist that these fish lay their eggs in the roots of floating plants. Exactly how the fish reach these positions high in the water column is not recorded. Although seemingly far-fetched, this report may go some way to explaining young fishes love of hiding in leafy plants.

Further Information

References

Naturg. Ausl. Fischev. 8 - pp63 - Pl. 373 (fig. 3)

Registered Keepers

(1) Dinyar, (2) Moosipher, (3) The.Dark.One, (4) worton[pl], (5) Sam (k: 3), (6) tropical (p: 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