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Aspredinidae


Aspredinidae 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.

 

IMAGE CONTRIBUTORS
Scientific Names > Common Names > Synonyms > Image Contributors

Felipe Alonso @ Peces Argentinos
Bunocephalus doriae, Bunocephalus doriae
 
GREEN FISH Aquarium
Ernstichthys megistius
Xyliphius lepturus, Xyliphius lepturus
 
Pier Aquatics
Amaralia hypsiura
 
Zierfisch Zentrum Austria
Xyliphius lepturus
 
Stuart Brown
Bunocephalus larai
 
California Academy of Sciences 
Pseudobunocephalus bifidus, Pseudobunocephalus bifidus, Pseudobunocephalus bifidus
 
Klaus Dreymann @ WelsHomePage
Bunocephalus coracoideus
Bunocephalus knerii, Bunocephalus knerii
Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus
Platystacus cotylephorus, Platystacus cotylephorus
Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus, Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus  
 
Julio Endler
Xyliphius barbatus, Xyliphius barbatus, Xyliphius barbatus
 
FAO
Aspredinichthys tibicen
 
Enzo Edgardo Ferreyra
Bunocephalus doriae, Bunocephalus doriae
 
Freshwater Fish from Uruguay 2nd. edition
Pseudobunocephalus iheringii 
 
Ian Fuller @ CorydorasWorld
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus
 
Yann Fulliquet
Bunocephalus verrucosus
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, Pterobunocephalus dolichurus  
 
Charles Gibbons
Bunocephalus coracoideus
 
Jair Panduro Gil
Amaralia hypsiura, Amaralia hypsiura
 
Steven Grant @ Catfishes of the World
Bunocephalus amaurus, Bunocephalus amaurus, Bunocephalus amaurus 
Bunocephalus larai, Bunocephalus larai, Bunocephalus larai
Xyliphius lepturus  
 
Peru Aquarium Group
Amaralia hypsiura
Bunocephalus amaurus
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus
Xyliphius lepturus 
 
Haakon Haagensen @ loricariidae.info
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus
 
Field Museum of Natural History
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma, Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma, Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma
 
Erling Holm @ Royal Ontario Museum
Aspredinichthys tibicen
Bunocephalus amaurus
 
Allan James @ ScotCat
Bunocephalus coracoideus
Bunocephalus knerii, Bunocephalus knerii, Bunocephalus knerii, Bunocephalus knerii
Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus
Platystacus cotylephorus
Xyliphius melanopterus
 
Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library
Bunocephalus colombianus, Bunocephalus colombianus
Bunocephalus coracoideus, Bunocephalus coracoideus
Platystacus cotylephorus, Platystacus cotylephorus, Platystacus cotylephorus
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus  
Xyliphius melanopterus, Xyliphius melanopterus, Xyliphius melanopterus
 
Marcus Kaluza
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma
 
Demian Lescano
Pseudobunocephalus iheringii
 
Alejandro Méndez-Lopez
Ernstichthys casalinuovoi, Ernstichthys casalinuovoi, Ernstichthys casalinuovoi, Ernstichthys casalinuovoi
 
Nathan Lujan @ loricariidae.org
Ernstichthys megistius, Ernstichthys megistius
Hoplomyzon papillatus, Hoplomyzon papillatus
Pterobunocephalus depressus, Pterobunocephalus depressus, Pterobunocephalus depressus
 
Kiruya Momochi
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma
Pterobunocephalus depressus, Pterobunocephalus depressus
Xyliphius melanopterus, Xyliphius melanopterus
 
Peter Petersen @ DenBlaPlanet
Pseudobunocephalus iheringii
 
Sebastián Preisz
Bunocephalus doriae
 
Chris Ralph
Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus
 
Mark Ram
Aspredinichthys tibicen
 
Alfito Toribio Rios @ Amazon Wild Fish Aquarium
Xyliphius sofiae, Xyliphius sofiae, Xyliphius sofiae
 
Graeme Robson
Bunocephalus coracoideus, Bunocephalus coracoideus, Bunocephalus coracoideus
 
Mark Henry Sabaj
Pseudobunocephalus timbira, Pseudobunocephalus timbira
 
Gareth Savage
Pterobunocephalus depressus
 
Donald Taphorn
Bunocephalus chamaizelus
Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus, Bunocephalus verrucosus
 
Robin Warne
Amaralia hypsiura, Amaralia hypsiura
Xyliphius barbatus, Xyliphius barbatus
 
UCO
Dupouyichthys sapito
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