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Bunocephalus minerim Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis, 2015

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Found in several tributaries of the upper and middle rio São Francisco basins including the das Velhas, Formoso, Paraopeba and Paracatu rivers in Minas Gerais State (Ref. 104710). Status of threat: Least Concern (LC) as no threats to the species were detected (Ref. 104710).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Carvalho, T.P., A.R. Cardoso, J.P. Friel and R.E. Reis, 2015
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes) > Aspredininae
Etymology: Bunocephalus: Greek, byneo = to fill up, to swell + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335);  minerim: The specific name, minerim, refers to the typically regional manner of pronouncing the Portuguese word 'mineirinho', diminutive of 'mineiro', which pertains to a person that comes from the State of Minas Gerais. The name is in reference to the region where it is found and also to its relative small size in comparison with other species of Bunocephalus. A noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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