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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name | Banjo Catfish |
| Type Locality | Konawaruk, Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Bunocephalus amaurus sipaliwini, Dysichthys amaurus, Dysichthys coracoideus 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 | 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: coastal rivers between the Orinoco and Amazon mouths. Orinoco, Lower Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Rupununi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amapa State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 126, Fig. 24; Pl. 2 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.10.16.854 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2007 Feb 26 15:17) |