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Platystacus cotylephorus  (Bloch, 1794)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Klaus Dreymann (2) ScotCat (1)
 ScotCat Sources:
  Etymology = Genus
 Other Sources:
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 Common Name:  Banded Banjo
 Synonyms:  Aspredo cotylephorus, Silurus hexadactylus, Cotylephorus blochii, Aspredo sexcirrhis,  Aspredo spectrum,  Platystacus nematophorus
 Family:  Aspredinidaemblycipitidae
 Distribution:  Brazil, Fr Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela  
 Size:  30.0cm. (12ins)
 Temp:  22-25°c (71-77°f.)
 p.H.  6.5 -8.0.


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Family: Aspredinidae

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