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Platystacus cotylephorus
Platystacus cotylephorus, a member of the family Aspredinidae


 
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PronouncedAss PRED Ini Day
Family Common NameBanjo Catfishes
FeaturesFlat, low body. Narrow tail ending in a fan shaped caudal fin. Rough varicose skin.
Common NamesBanjo Catfish, Eel Banjo Catfish
SizeSmallest 16 mm, largest 505 mm, average 93mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
SubfamiliesThere are 3 subfamilies in the database
SpeciesThere are 52 "species" in 13 genera in the database
Keepers2 species (3.8%) are being kept by registered keepers.
DistributionSouth America

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in ASPREDINIDAE (by species)
1.Aspredininae31 species(60%)
2.Hoplomyzontinae12 species(23%)
3.Pseudobunocephalinae9 species(17%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.†Bunocephalus16 species(4 keepers)
2.Pseudobunocephalus7 species(1 keepers)
3.Acanthobunocephalus2 species(0 keepers)
4.Amaralia2 species(0 keepers)
5.Aspredinichthys2 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Bunocephalus coracoideusBunocephalus coracoideus
(80%)
2.
Pseudobunocephalus iheringiiPseudobunocephalus iheringii
(20%)
Hop to next section Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Acanthobunocephalus nicoiAcanthobunocephalus nicoi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
2.
Acanthobunocephalus scruggsiAcanthobunocephalus scruggsi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
3.
Amaralia hypsiuraAmaralia hypsiura
(i:10, k:0, b:0)
4.
Amaralia oviraptorAmaralia oviraptor
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
5.
Aspredinichthys filamentosusAspredinichthys filamentosus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
6.Aspredinichthys tibicen(i:0, k:0, b:0)
7.
Aspredo aspredoAspredo aspredo
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
8.Bunocephalus aleuropsis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
9.Bunocephalus aloikae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
10.
Bunocephalus amaurusBunocephalus amaurus
(i:9, k:0, b:0)
11.Bunocephalus chamaizelus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
12.
Bunocephalus colombianusBunocephalus colombianus
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
13.
Bunocephalus coracoideusBunocephalus coracoideus
(i:21, k:4, b:0)
14.
Bunocephalus doriaeBunocephalus doriae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
15.
Bunocephalus erondinaeBunocephalus erondinae
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
16.Bunocephalus hartti(i:0, k:0, b:0)
17.
Bunocephalus hertziBunocephalus hertzi
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
18.
Bunocephalus kneriiBunocephalus knerii
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
19.
Bunocephalus laraiBunocephalus larai
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
20.Bunocephalus minerim(i:0, k:0, b:0)
21.†Bunocephalus serranoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.
Bunocephalus sp. `RIO VAUPES`Bunocephalus sp. `RIO VAUPES`
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
23.
Bunocephalus verrucosusBunocephalus verrucosus
(i:18, k:0, b:0)
24.
Dupouyichthys sapitoDupouyichthys sapito
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
25.
Ernstichthys anduzeiErnstichthys anduzei
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
26.Ernstichthys casalinuovoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
27.
Ernstichthys intonsusErnstichthys intonsus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
28.
Ernstichthys megistusErnstichthys megistus
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
29.
Ernstichthys taquariErnstichthys taquari
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
30.
Hoplomyzon atrizonaHoplomyzon atrizona
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
31.Hoplomyzon cardosoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
32.
Hoplomyzon papillatusHoplomyzon papillatus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
33.
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostomaHoplomyzon sexpapilostoma
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
34.
Micromyzon akamaiMicromyzon akamai
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
35.
Micromyzon orinocoMicromyzon orinoco
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
36.
Platystacus cotylephorusPlatystacus cotylephorus
(i:28, k:0, b:0)
37.
Pseudobunocephalus amazonicusPseudobunocephalus amazonicus
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
38.Pseudobunocephalus bifidus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
39.
Pseudobunocephalus iheringiiPseudobunocephalus iheringii
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
40.Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
41.
Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatusPseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus
(i:8, k:0, b:0)
42.Pseudobunocephalus rugosus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
43.
Pseudobunocephalus timbiraPseudobunocephalus timbira
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
44.
Pterobunocephalus depressusPterobunocephalus depressus
(i:15, k:0, b:0)
45.
Pterobunocephalus dolichurusPterobunocephalus dolichurus
(i:14, k:0, b:0)
46.
Xyliphius anachoretesXyliphius anachoretes
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
47.
Xyliphius barbatusXyliphius barbatus
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
48.
Xyliphius kryptosXyliphius kryptos
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
49.
Xyliphius lepturusXyliphius lepturus
(i:10, k:0, b:0)
50.Xyliphius magdalenae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
51.
Xyliphius melanopterusXyliphius melanopterus
(i:13, k:0, b:0)
52.
Xyliphius sofiaeXyliphius sofiae
(i:3, k:0, b:0)