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Pterobunocephalus dolichurus (Delsman, 1941)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (1) Peru Aquarium Group (1) Yann Fulliquet (6) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (1) Haakon Haagensen (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus

Other Sources:

Search  Fishbase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

Description: Pterobunocephalus is genus of small to medium sized aspredinid species. Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by the following characters, having an extremely depressed (flattened) head and body, having the head ornamentation highly reduced or absent, often having a distinct notch in the upper jaw, and having 10–20 anal fin rays. Females of this genus carry embryos directly attached to the ventral surface of their bodies, which also distinguishes them from all other aspredinids. Aquarium Care: Small species that can probably be kept as per other members of this family with a quite tank with sand and plants. Diet: Tablet foods and small live foods.

Common Name:

Ghost Banjo Catfish

Synonyms:

Petacara dolichura, Petacara dolichurus, Bunocephalus dolichurus

Family:

Aspredinidae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon River basin of Brazil and Peru. Type locality: Trombetas-river, near Obidos, Brazil.

Size:

6.5cm. (2½ins)

Temp:

25-28°c (77-83°f.)

p.H.

6.0-8.0.

Reference:

Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13) (PDF). A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.



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