PlanetCatfish.com - Pterobunocephalus dolichurus (Aspredinidae) Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pterobunocephalus dolichurus** (Delsman, 1941)
Common Name	Ghost Banjo Catfish
Type Locality	Rio Trombetas, near Obidos, Amazon River basin, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Bunocephalus dolichurus, Petacara dolichura, Petacara dolichurus
Pronunciation	terr oh BOON oh SEFF ah luss - doll ee KOOR uss
Etymology	Pterobunocephalus: From the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and bunocephalus; in reference to the long anal fin.
Articles	- CotM 2007 August
Species Information
Size	67mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Smaller then Bunocephalus species and can most readily be distinguished from that genus by the number of anal fin rays (11-20 in Pterobunocephalus vs. 5-10 in Bunocephalus).
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (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.
pH	5.8 - 7.0
Temperature	25.0-27.0°C or 77-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eat prepared foods and enjoys frozen bloodworm. Food is only eaten as it crosses the path of this fish as it stays still even during feeding. User data.
Furniture	Sandy bottom with twigs or smaller bogwood as opposed to larger pieces. Plants are not uproots and are ignored.
Compatibility	Entirely peaceful.
Suggested Tankmates	Smaller tetras are a good idea. Pencilfish are ideal. All lively fish that stick to the upper half of the tank are also a good mix. Avoid, or at least limit, the number of active fish that feed from the bottom. A good catfish to keep with the smaller or pygmy Corydoras species.
Breeding	Not recorded in captivity, but females are known to carry eggs attached to their stomach.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Mémoires du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique (Ser. 2) No. 21, pp 77, Fig. 12.
Registered Keepers	There are 10 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 Oct 12 00:00)