 Species List |
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| 1. |
Acanthobunocephalus nicoi |
(i:1, k:1) |
| 2. |
Amaralia hypsiura |
(i:10, k:12) |
| 3. |
Amaralia oviraptor |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 4. |
Aspredinichthys filamentosus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 5. |
Aspredinichthys tibicen |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 6. |
Aspredo aspredo |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 7. |
Bunocephalus aleuropsis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 8. |
Bunocephalus aloikae |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 9. |
Bunocephalus amaurus |
(i:5, k:5) |
| 10. |
Bunocephalus chamaizelus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 11. |
Bunocephalus colombianus |
(i:5, k:25) |
| 12. |
Bunocephalus coracoideus |
(i:18, k:218) |
| 13. |
Bunocephalus doriae |
(i:1, k:1) |
| 14. |
Bunocephalus erondinae |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 15. |
Bunocephalus hartti |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 16. |
Bunocephalus knerii |
(i:5, k:3) |
| 17. |
Bunocephalus larai |
(i:0, k:1) |
| 18. |
Bunocephalus minerim |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 19. |
Bunocephalus verrucosus |
(i:18, k:16) |
| 20. |
Dupouyichthys sapito |
(i:2, k:1) |
| 21. |
Ernstichthys anduzei |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 22. |
Ernstichthys intonsus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 23. |
Ernstichthys megistus |
(i:6, k:2) |
| 24. |
Hoplomyzon atrizona |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 25. |
Hoplomyzon cardosoi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 26. |
Hoplomyzon papillatus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 27. |
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 28. |
Micromyzon akamai |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 29. |
Micromyzon orinoco |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 30. |
Platystacus cotylephorus |
(i:28, k:30) |
| 31. |
Pseudobunocephalus amazonicus |
(i:4, k:9) |
| 32. |
Pseudobunocephalus bifidus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 33. |
Pseudobunocephalus iheringii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 34. |
Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 35. |
Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus |
(i:8, k:4) |
| 36. |
Pseudobunocephalus rugosus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 37. |
Pseudobunocephalus timbira |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 38. |
Pterobunocephalus depressus |
(i:15, k:5) |
| 39. |
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus |
(i:14, k:8) |
| 40. |
Xyliphius anachoretes |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 41. |
Xyliphius barbatus |
(i:2, k:1) |
| 42. |
Xyliphius kryptos |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 43. |
Xyliphius lepturus |
(i:9, k:3) |
| 44. |
Xyliphius lombarderoi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 45. |
Xyliphius magdalenae |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 46. |
Xyliphius melanopterus |
(i:12, k:1) |
| 47. |
Xyliphius sofiae |
(i:3, k:0) |
| Total of 47 species |
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| | The Catfish Family Aspredinidae |
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| Family Common Name |
Banjo Catfishes |
| Distribution |
South America |
| Common Names |
Banjo Catfish, Eel Banjo Catfish |
| Size |
Smallest 16mm, largest 383mm, average 94mm, most commonly 80mm. All SL. |
| Species |
There are 47 species in 13 genera in the database |
| Keepers |
19 species (40%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Subfamilies |
|---|
| 1. |
Aspredininae, 29 species (62%) |
| 2. |
Hoplomyzontinae, 10 species (21%) |
| 3. |
Pseudobunocephalinae, 8 species (17%) |
| Top Five Genera |
|---|
| 1. |
Bunocephalus , 13 species (269 keepers) |
| 2. |
Platystacus , 1 species (30 keepers) |
| 3. |
Pseudobunocephalus , 7 species (13 keepers) |
| 4. |
Pterobunocephalus , 2 species (13 keepers) |
| 5. |
Amaralia , 2 species (12 keepers) |
| Distribution of selected species |
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Log in to view species occurence data on a map. | | Most Kept Species |
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| 1. |
Bunocephalus coracoideus (63.01%) |
| 2. |
Platystacus cotylephorus (8.67%) |
| 3. |
Bunocephalus colombianus (7.23%) |
| 4. |
Bunocephalus verrucosus (4.62%) |
| 5. |
Amaralia hypsiura (3.47%) |
| 6. |
Pseudobunocephalus amazonicus (2.6%) |
| 7. |
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus (2.31%) |
| 8. |
Pterobunocephalus depressus (1.45%) |
| 9. |
Bunocephalus amaurus (1.45%) |
| 10. |
Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus (1.16%) |
| 11. |
Xyliphius lepturus (0.87%) |
| 12. |
Bunocephalus knerii (0.87%) |
| 13. |
Ernstichthys megistus (0.58%) |
| 14. |
Xyliphius melanopterus (0.29%) |
| 15. |
Xyliphius barbatus (0.29%) |
| 16. |
Dupouyichthys sapito (0.29%) |
| 17. |
Bunocephalus larai (0.29%) |
| 18. |
Bunocephalus doriae (0.29%) |
| 19. |
Acanthobunocephalus nicoi (0.29%) |
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