/siluriformes/aspredinidae/aspredinichthys/filamentosus/1.jpg "Aspredinichthys filamentosus")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Aspredinichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name | Syvskægget Banjomalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Cayenne, French Guiana. |
| Synonym(s) | Aspredo filamentosus |
| Etymology | Aspredinichthys: From the Latin aspredo, meaning roughness and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the tuberculate skin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 218mm or 8.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: lower portions of coastal rivers and in coastal waters in Venezuela to Brazil. 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) 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. |
| Other Parameters | Freshwater and brackish habitat, estuaries. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Benthic fish which lives on sandy-muddy littoral waters, estuaries and flooded zones of rivers. |
| Breeding | Reproduction takes place in April and June. The species has a peculiar mode of egg incubation wherein the female banjo catfish carries the eggs firmly attached to the underside of the body. This seems to be an adaptation to facilitate the oxygenation of the eggs in muddy environments. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 437, Pl. 450. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.10.242.954 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Sep 24 04:23 (species record created: 2002 Oct 16 00:00) |