 Summary of bunocephalus |
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| 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 14 "species" in the database |
| Keepers | 1 species ( 7%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| New spp. / time |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Most Kept Species |
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| 1. | (100%) |
| Genus Thumbnails |
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B. aleuropsis
(i:0, k:0)
B. aloikae
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/amaurus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus amaurus - Click for species page")
B. amaurus
(i:9, k:0)
B. chamaizelus
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/colombianus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus colombianus - Click for species page")
B. colombianus
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/coracoideus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus coracoideus - Click for species page")
B. coracoideus
(i:21, k:4)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/doriae/1.jpg "Bunocephalus doriae - Click for species page")
B. doriae
(i:1, k:0)
B. erondinae
(i:0, k:0)
B. hartti
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/hertzi/1.jpg "Bunocephalus hertzi - Click for species page")
B. hertzi
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/knerii/1.jpg "Bunocephalus knerii - Click for species page")
B. knerii
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/larai/1.jpg "Bunocephalus larai - Click for species page")
B. larai
(i:3, k:0)
B. minerim
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/verrucosus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus verrucosus - Click for species page")
B. verrucosus
(i:18, k:0)
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/siluriformes/aspredinidae/bunocephalus/coracoideus/1.jpg "Bunocephalus coracoideus")