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Down Summary of bunocephalus
Pronounced 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.
Size Smallest 37mm, largest 130mm, average 85mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
Species There are 16 "species" in the database
Keepers 7 species (43%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Bunocephalus coracoideusBunocephalus coracoideus
(81.94%)
2.
Bunocephalus colombianusBunocephalus colombianus
(8.03%)
3.
Bunocephalus verrucosusBunocephalus verrucosus
(6.35%)
4.
Bunocephalus amaurusBunocephalus amaurus
(2.01%)
5.
Bunocephalus laraiBunocephalus larai
(0.67%)
6.
Bunocephalus kneriiBunocephalus knerii
(0.67%)
7.
Bunocephalus doriaeBunocephalus doriae
(0.33%)
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