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  • Pterobunocephalus depressus
  • Pterobunocephalus depressusClose-up of head
  • Pterobunocephalus depressus
  • Pterobunocephalus depressusDorsal view
  • Pterobunocephalus depressus
  • Pterobunocephalus depressusLateral view of preserved specimen
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  • Pterobunocephalus depressusVentral view
  • Pterobunocephalus depressusDark color variant, Dorsal view
  • Pterobunocephalus depressusLight color variant, Dorsal view
  • Pterobunocephalus depressusDorsal view
  • Pterobunocephalus depressus
  • Pterobunocephalus depressus
  • Pterobunocephalus depressusVentral view
  • Pterobunocephalus depressus
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Scientific Name Pterobunocephalus depressus    (Haseman, 1911)
Common Name Banjo Catfish
Type Locality Río Machupo near San Joaquín, Amazon system, Bolivia.
Synonym(s) Buncephalus depressus, Bunocephalus albifasciatus, Bunocephalus albofasciatus, Bunocephalus depressus
Pronunciation terr oh BOON oh SEFF ah luss
Etymology Pterobunocephalus: From the Greek pteron, meaning fin, and bunocephalus; in reference to the long anal fin. 
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Size 89mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Smaller then Bunocephalus species and can most readily be distinguished from that genus by the number of anal fin rays (11-20 in Pterobunocephalus vs. 5-10 in Bunocephalus).
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Distribution South America: Amazon, Orinoco and Paraguay River basins.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, La Azotea (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (17), pp 319, Pls. 48 (fig. 1), 49.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2003 Aug 09 00:00)