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Aspredo aspredo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Kiruya Momochi (3) RNN Grand-Connétable (1) |
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Habitat: Benthic fish occurring on sandy-muddy bottoms of brackish waters and coastal rivers. Found on soft bottoms of shallow turbid water near river mouths. Aquarium Care: Prefers a secluded tank with non- aggressive tank mates and a sand substrate. Reproduction: 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. Reproduction probably occurs during the earlier part of the year. Diet: Small invertebrates and tubifex. Tablet foods are also taken. Etymology: The genus name Asprdo: presumably tautonymous with Silurus aspredo (Scopoli [ex Gronow] did not indicate species), Latin for roughness, presumably referring to its tuberculate skin. The specific name aspredo: Latin for roughness, presumably referring to its tuberculate skin. |
Common Name: |
Eel-Tailed Banjo Catfish |
Synonyms: |
Aspredo batrachus, Aspredo octocirrus, Aspredo sicuephorus, Aspredo sicyephorus, Platystacus laevis, Silurus aspredo |
Family: |
Aspredinidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Lower portions of coastal rivers (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela). Type locality: In Americae fluviis. |
Size: |
38.0cm. (15¼ins) |
Temp: |
22-24°C (71-75°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-8.0. |
IUCN Red List |
Despite limited information available on this species, it is assessed as Least Concern due to its wide range (IUCN 2021). |
Reference: |
Cervigón, F.,
R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx,
A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina
and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación
de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía
de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de
aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América.
FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de
la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. |
Family: Aspredinidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
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aspredoDorsal head view |
Aspredo aspredoDorsal view-Rémire-Montjoly, commune in French Guiana |
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