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Scientific Name	**Bunocephalus amaurus** Eigenmann, 1912
Common Name	Banjo Catfish
Type Locality	Konawaruk, Guyana.
Synonym(s)	Bunocephalus amaurus sipaliwini, Dysichthys amaurus
Pronunciation	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.
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: coastal rivers between the Orinoco and Amazon mouths. Orinoco, Lower Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Rupununi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 126, Fig. 24; Pl. 2 (fig. 2).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 02 08:00 (species record created: 2007 Feb 26 15:17)