Pterobunocephalus
dolichurus
(Delsman, 1941) |
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contributors to this species: |
| Ian
Fuller (1) Peru
Aquarium Group
(1) Yann Fulliquet
(6) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(1) |
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| Relevant
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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. |
| Common
Name: |
Ghost Banjo Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Petacara
dolichura, Petacara dolichurus, Bunocephalus dolichurus
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| Family: |
Aspredinidaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America: Amazon River basin of Brazil and Peru.
Type locality: Trombetas-river, near Obidos, Brazil. |
| Size:
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6.5cm.
(2½ins) |
| Temp: |
25-28°c
(77-83°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0 -8.0. |
| References: |
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. |
