Cat-eLog Right Families Right Aspredinidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Aspredinidae
 
Down Family Overview
Pronounced Ass PRED Ini Day
Family Common Name Banjo Catfishes
Features Flat, low body. Narrow tail ending in a fan shaped caudal fin. Rough varicose skin.
Distribution South America
Common Names Banjo Catfish, Eel Banjo Catfish
Size Smallest 16mm, largest 505mm, average 94mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 3 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 50 "species" in 13 genera in the database
Keepers 19 species (38%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 1 "species" (2.0%) are being bred.
Down Subfamilies in Aspredinidae (by species)
3.Aspredininae30 species(60%)
3.Hoplomyzontinae11 species(22%)
3.Pseudobunocephalinae9 species(18%)
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Bunocephalus 14 species(292 keepers)
2.Platystacus 1 species(35 keepers)
3.Pterobunocephalus 2 species(14 keepers)
4.Pseudobunocephalus 7 species(13 keepers)
5.Amaralia 2 species(12 keepers)
Down Distribution of Aspredinidae


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Down Most Kept Species
1.(63.73%)
2.(9.33%)
3.(6.4%)
4.(4.8%)
5.(3.2%)
6.(2.4%)
7.(2.4%)
8.(1.6%)
9.(1.33%)
10.(1.07%)
11.(0.8%)
12.(0.53%)
13.(0.53%)
14.(0.53%)
15.(0.27%)
16.(0.27%)
17.(0.27%)
18.(0.27%)
19.(0.27%)
Down Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
2.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
3.(i:10, k:12, b:0)
4.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
5.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
6.Aspredinichthys tibicen(i:0, k:0, b:0)
7.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
8.Bunocephalus aleuropsis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
9.Bunocephalus aloikae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
10.(i:9, k:6, b:0)
11.Bunocephalus chamaizelus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
12.(i:5, k:24, b:0)
13.(i:21, k:239, b:3)
14.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
15.Bunocephalus erondinae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
16.Bunocephalus hartti(i:0, k:0, b:0)
17.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
18.(i:5, k:2, b:0)
19.(i:3, k:2, b:0)
20.Bunocephalus minerim(i:0, k:0, b:0)
21.(i:18, k:18, b:0)
22.(i:3, k:1, b:0)
23.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
24.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
25.(i:6, k:2, b:0)
26.(i:5, k:0, b:0)
27.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
28.Hoplomyzon cardosoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
29.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
30.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
31.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
32.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
33.(i:28, k:35, b:0)
34.(i:4, k:9, b:0)
35.Pseudobunocephalus bifidus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
36.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
37.Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
38.(i:8, k:4, b:0)
39.Pseudobunocephalus rugosus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
40.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
41.(i:15, k:5, b:0)
42.(i:14, k:9, b:0)
43.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
44.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
45.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
46.(i:10, k:3, b:0)
47.Xyliphius lombarderoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
48.Xyliphius magdalenae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
49.(i:13, k:1, b:0)
50.(i:3, k:0, b:0)