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Aspredinidae
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This family of Catfish are termed "Banjo Catfishes" due to their banjo-like flattened shapes. Two groups are recognised, the short-tail banjo's with an anal fin the same size as the head and the  long- tail banjo's which posses a very long anal fin with a longer body.  Very nocturnal and will do better over a sand substrate where they can bury themselves.
 
      
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Pterobunocephalus dolichurus
 
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Bunocephalus coracoideus
Bunocephalus knerii, Bunocephalus knerii
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Platystacus cotylephorus, Platystacus cotylephorus
 
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Bunocephalus coracoideus
 
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Xyliphius lepturus  
 
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Amaralia sp.1
Bunocephalus amaurus
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus
Xyliphius lepturus
 
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Bunocephalus coracoideus, Bunocephalus coracoideus
 
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Bunocephalus amaurus, Bunocephalus amaurus
Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus
 
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Bunocephalus coracoideus, Bunocephalus coracoideus, Bunocephalus coracoideus
 
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Bunocephalus amaurus
Platystacus cotylephorus
 
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Amaralia hypsiura, Amaralia hypsiura
Xyliphius barbatus, Xyliphius barbatus

 
 
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