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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 59mm, largest 318mm, average 162mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 3 "species" in 3 genera in the database
Keepers 3 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution South America

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Aspredinidae (by species)
2.Aspredininae17 species(567%)
2.Pseudobunocephalinae7 species(233%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Bunocephalus16 species(4 keepers)
2.Platystacus1 species(1 keepers)
3.Pseudobunocephalus7 species(1 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 Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Bunocephalus coracoideusBunocephalus coracoideus
(i:21, k:4, b:0)
2.
Platystacus cotylephorusPlatystacus cotylephorus
(i:28, k:1, b:0)
3.
Pseudobunocephalus iheringiiPseudobunocephalus iheringii
(i:1, k:1, b:0)