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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 albofasciatus |
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). |
Habitat Information | |
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) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
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. |
Registered Keepers | There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.10.190.1068 | |
Last Update | 2019 Sep 26 11:32 (species record created: 2003 Aug 09 00:00) |