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Scientific NameAspredinichthys filamentosus    (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common NamesRebeca (Brazil)
Syvskægget Banjomalle (Denmark)
Type LocalityCayenne, French Guiana.
Synonym(s)Aspredinichthys filamentosos, Aspredo filamentosus
EtymologyAspredinichthys: From the Latin aspredo, meaning roughness and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the tuberculate skin. 
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Size218mm or 8.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
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)
Pará State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amapa State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Other ParametersFreshwater and brackish habitat, estuaries.
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceHistoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 437, Pl. 450.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)