Close-up of head
Dorsal view
Lateral view of preserved specimen
Dorsal view
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Dark color variant, Dorsal view
Light color variant, Dorsal view
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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. |
| Species Information | |
| 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). 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). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America 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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (17), pp 319, Pls. 48 (fig. 1), 49. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up P. depressus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. depressus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.10.190.1068 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |