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Scientific Name Aspredinichthys tibicen  (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Names Tenbarbed Banjo Catfish
Ti-skægget Banjomalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Suriname.
Etymology Aspredinichthys: From the Latin aspredo, meaning roughness and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the tuberculate skin. 
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Size 210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central and South America: lower portions of coastal rivers and in coastal waters from Venezuela to northern Brazil.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 438
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Last Update 2013 Oct 14 20:06 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 22:18)