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Common member of the family Aspredinidae
 
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Pronounced Ass PRED Ini Day
Family Common Name Banjo Catfishes
Features Flat, low body. Narrow tail ending in a fan shaped caudal fin. Rough varicose skin.
Common Names Banjo Catfish, Eel Banjo Catfish
Size Smallest 16mm, largest 505mm, average 93mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 3 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 50 "species" in 40 genera in the database
Keepers 3 species ( 6%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution South America

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Aspredinidae (by species)
3.Aspredininae200 species(400%)
3.Pseudobunocephalinae46 species(92%)
3.Hoplomyzontinae37 species(74%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Platystacus1 species(1 keepers)
2.Aspredo1 species(0 keepers)
3.†Bunocephalus16 species(0 keepers)
4.Aspredinichthys2 species(0 keepers)
5.Amaralia2 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Bunocephalus coracoideusBunocephalus coracoideus
(66.67%)
2.
Pseudobunocephalus iheringiiPseudobunocephalus iheringii
(16.67%)
3.
Platystacus cotylephorusPlatystacus cotylephorus
(16.67%)
Hop to next section Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Aspredo aspredoAspredo aspredo
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
2.
Bunocephalus verrucosusBunocephalus verrucosus
(i:18, k:0, b:0)
3.
Platystacus cotylephorusPlatystacus cotylephorus
(i:28, k:1, b:0)
4.
Aspredinichthys filamentosusAspredinichthys filamentosus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
5.Aspredinichthys tibicen(i:0, k:0, b:0)
6.
Amaralia hypsiuraAmaralia hypsiura
(i:10, k:0, b:0)
7.Bunocephalus aleuropsis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
8.
Bunocephalus coracoideusBunocephalus coracoideus
(i:21, k:4, b:0)
9.
Bunocephalus kneriiBunocephalus knerii
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
10.
Pseudobunocephalus iheringiiPseudobunocephalus iheringii
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
11.
Bunocephalus doriaeBunocephalus doriae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
12.Pseudobunocephalus rugosus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
13.
Pterobunocephalus depressusPterobunocephalus depressus
(i:15, k:0, b:0)
14.
Bunocephalus amaurusBunocephalus amaurus
(i:9, k:0, b:0)
15.Bunocephalus chamaizelus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
16.
Bunocephalus colombianusBunocephalus colombianus
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
17.Xyliphius magdalenae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
18.
Bunocephalus laraiBunocephalus larai
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
19.
Pterobunocephalus dolichurusPterobunocephalus dolichurus
(i:14, k:0, b:0)
20.
Hoplomyzon atrizonaHoplomyzon atrizona
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
21.Pseudobunocephalus bifidus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.
Dupouyichthys sapitoDupouyichthys sapito
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
23.
Ernstichthys anduzeiErnstichthys anduzei
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
24.Bunocephalus aloikae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.
Ernstichthys megistusErnstichthys megistus
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
26.
Xyliphius barbatusXyliphius barbatus
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
27.
Xyliphius lepturusXyliphius lepturus
(i:10, k:0, b:0)
28.
Xyliphius melanopterusXyliphius melanopterus
(i:13, k:0, b:0)
29.
Xyliphius kryptosXyliphius kryptos
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
30.
Ernstichthys intonsusErnstichthys intonsus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
31.
Hoplomyzon papillatusHoplomyzon papillatus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
32.
Pseudobunocephalus amazonicusPseudobunocephalus amazonicus
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
33.
Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatusPseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus
(i:8, k:0, b:0)
34.
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostomaHoplomyzon sexpapilostoma
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
35.
Acanthobunocephalus nicoiAcanthobunocephalus nicoi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
36.
Micromyzon akamaiMicromyzon akamai
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
37.Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
38.Bunocephalus erondinae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
39.
Xyliphius anachoretesXyliphius anachoretes
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
40.Bunocephalus hartti(i:0, k:0, b:0)
41.Bunocephalus minerim(i:0, k:0, b:0)
42.
Amaralia oviraptorAmaralia oviraptor
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
43.
Micromyzon orinocoMicromyzon orinoco
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
44.Hoplomyzon cardosoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
45.
Xyliphius sofiaeXyliphius sofiae
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
46.
Pseudobunocephalus timbiraPseudobunocephalus timbira
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
47.
Acanthobunocephalus scruggsiAcanthobunocephalus scruggsi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
48.
Bunocephalus hertziBunocephalus hertzi
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
49.
Ernstichthys taquariErnstichthys taquari
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
50.†Bunocephalus serranoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)