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Aspredinidae
Aspredinidae Aspredinidae = ( az pra DIN id dee )  

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.
 
      
           Synonyms


A
Agmus lyriformis
Agmus scabriceps
Amaralia hypsiurus
Aspredo cotylephorus
Aspredo gronovii
Aspredo sexcirrhis
Aspredo spectrum
Aspredo verrucosa
 
B
Bunocephalus amaurus aloikae
Bunocephalus amaurus sipaliwini
Bunocephalichthys verrucosus verrucosus
Bunocephalus bicolor
Bunocephalus bicolor
Bunocephalus dolichurus
Bunocephalus gronovii
Bunocephalus gronovii
Bunocephalus hypsiurus
Bunocephalus scabriceps
Bunocephalus verrucosus scabriceps
 
C
Cotylephorus blochii
 
D
Dysichthys coracoideus amaurus
Dysichthys quadriradiatus
 
P
Petacara dolichura
Petacara dolichurus
Platystacus nematophorus
Platystacus verrucosus
 
S
Silurus hexadactylus
Silurus verrucosus
 


 
 
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