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 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. |
| Common Names | Banjo Catfish, Eel Banjo Catfish |
| Size | Smallest 16mm, largest 505mm, average 93mm, 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 | 46 species (92%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Breeders | 1 "species" (2.0%) are being bred. |
| Distribution | South America Login to view the map. |
| Subfamilies in Aspredinidae (by species) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | Aspredininae | 30 species | (60%) |
| 3. | Hoplomyzontinae | 11 species | (22%) |
| 3. | Pseudobunocephalinae | 9 species | (18%) |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | †Bunocephalus | 15 species | (309 keepers) |
| 2. | Platystacus | 1 species | (36 keepers) |
| 3. | Pseudobunocephalus | 7 species | (19 keepers) |
| 4. | Pterobunocephalus | 2 species | (16 keepers) |
| 5. | Amaralia | 2 species | (14 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (57.41%) | |
| 2. | (8.47%) | |
| 3. | (5.88%) | |
| 4. | (4.71%) | |
| 5. | (3.06%) | |
| 6. | (2.35%) | |
| 7. | (2.35%) | |
| 8. | (1.65%) | |
| 9. | (1.41%) | |
| 10. | (1.18%) | |
| 11. | (1.18%) | |
| 12. | (0.71%) | |
| 13. | (0.71%) | |
| 14. | (0.71%) | |
| 15. | (0.47%) | |
| 16. | (0.47%) | |
| 17. | (0.47%) | |
| 18. | (0.24%) | |
| 19. | (0.24%) | |
| 20. | Xyliphius magdalenae | (0.24%) |
| 21. | (0.24%) | |
| 22. | (0.24%) | |
| 23. | (0.24%) | |
| 24. | Pseudobunocephalus rugosus | (0.24%) |
| 25. | (0.24%) | |
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/coracoideus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus coracoideus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/platystacus/cotylephorus/1.jpg "Platystacus cotylephorus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/colombianus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus colombianus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/verrucosus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus verrucosus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/amaralia/hypsiura/1.jpg "Amaralia hypsiura")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/pterobunocephalus/dolichurus/1.jpg "Pterobunocephalus dolichurus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/pseudobunocephalus/amazonicus/1.jpg "Pseudobunocephalus amazonicus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/amaurus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus amaurus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/pterobunocephalus/depressus/1.jpg "Pterobunocephalus depressus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/xyliphius/lepturus/1.jpg "Xyliphius lepturus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/pseudobunocephalus/quadriradiatus/1.jpg "Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/ernstichthys/megistus/1.jpg "Ernstichthys megistus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/larai/1.jpg "Bunocephalus larai")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/knerii/1.jpg "Bunocephalus knerii")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/xyliphius/barbatus/1.jpg "Xyliphius barbatus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/dupouyichthys/sapito/1.jpg "Dupouyichthys sapito")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/acanthobunocephalus/nicoi/1.jpg "Acanthobunocephalus nicoi")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/xyliphius/sofiae/1.jpg "Xyliphius sofiae")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/xyliphius/melanopterus/1.jpg "Xyliphius melanopterus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/xyliphius/kryptos/1.jpg "Xyliphius kryptos")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/xyliphius/anachoretes/1.jpg "Xyliphius anachoretes")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/pseudobunocephalus/timbira/1.jpg "Pseudobunocephalus timbira")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/pseudobunocephalus/iheringii/1.jpg "Pseudobunocephalus iheringii")
| Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:1, k:2, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:10, k:13, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 5. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 6. | Aspredinichthys tibicen | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 7. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 8. | Bunocephalus aleuropsis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 9. | Bunocephalus aloikae | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 10. | (i:9, k:7, b:0) | |
| 11. | Bunocephalus chamaizelus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 12. | (i:5, k:25, b:0) | |
| 13. | (i:21, k:244, b:3) | |
| 14. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 15. | Bunocephalus erondinae | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 16. | Bunocephalus hartti | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 17. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 18. | (i:5, k:3, b:0) | |
| 19. | (i:3, k:3, b:0) | |
| 20. | Bunocephalus minerim | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 21. | †Bunocephalus serranoi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 22. | (i:18, k:20, b:0) | |
| 23. | (i:3, k:2, b:0) | |
| 24. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 25. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 26. | (i:6, k:3, b:0) | |
| 27. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 28. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 29. | Hoplomyzon cardosoi | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 30. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 31. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 32. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 33. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 34. | (i:28, k:36, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:4, k:10, b:0) | |
| 36. | Pseudobunocephalus bifidus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 37. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 38. | Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 39. | (i:8, k:5, b:0) | |
| 40. | Pseudobunocephalus rugosus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 41. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 42. | (i:15, k:6, b:0) | |
| 43. | (i:14, k:10, b:0) | |
| 44. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 45. | (i:4, k:2, b:0) | |
| 46. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 47. | (i:10, k:5, b:0) | |
| 48. | Xyliphius magdalenae | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 49. | (i:13, k:1, b:0) | |
| 50. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/acanthobunocephalus/scruggsi/1.jpg "Acanthobunocephalus scruggsi")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/amaralia/oviraptor/1.jpg "Amaralia oviraptor")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/aspredinichthys/filamentosus/1.jpg "Aspredinichthys filamentosus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/aspredo/aspredo/1.jpg "Aspredo aspredo")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/doriae/1.jpg "Bunocephalus doriae")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/hertzi/1.jpg "Bunocephalus hertzi")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/ernstichthys/anduzei/1.jpg "Ernstichthys anduzei")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/ernstichthys/intonsus/1.jpg "Ernstichthys intonsus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/ernstichthys/taquari/1.jpg "Ernstichthys taquari")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/hoplomyzon/atrizona/1.jpg "Hoplomyzon atrizona")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/hoplomyzon/papillatus/1.jpg "Hoplomyzon papillatus")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/hoplomyzon/sexpapilostoma/1.jpg "Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/micromyzon/akamai/1.jpg "Micromyzon akamai")
/siluriformes/aspredinidae/micromyzon/orinoco/1.jpg "Micromyzon orinoco")