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Family: Aspredinidae Banjo catfishes



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthobunocephalus nicoi South America 2.0 SL 1995
Acanthobunocephalus scruggsi South America 2.2 SL 2020
Amaralia hypsiura South America 13.3 SL 1855
Amaralia oviraptor South America 12.3 SL 2016
Aspredinichthys filamentosus Sevenbarbed banjo South America 21.8 SL 1840
Aspredinichthys tibicen Tenbarbed banjo Central and South America 24.3 TL 1840
Aspredo aspredo Banjo catfish Central and South America 38.3 SL 1758
Bunocephalus aleuropsis South America 9.1 SL 1870
Bunocephalus aloikae South America 6.3 SL 1961
Bunocephalus amaurus Camouflaged catfish South America 12 SL 1912
Bunocephalus chamaizelus South America 3.7 SL 1912
Bunocephalus colombianus South America 11.5 SL 1912
Bunocephalus coracoideus Guitarrita South America 11 SL 1874
Bunocephalus doriae South America 8.3 SL 1902
Bunocephalus erondinae South America 8.3 SL 2010
Bunocephalus hartti South America 5.8 SL 2015
Bunocephalus knerii Ecuador banjo catfish South America 13 SL 1882
Bunocephalus larai South America 5.6 SL 1930
Bunocephalus minerim South America 4.9 SL 2015
Bunocephalus verrucosus Gnarled catfish South America 9.8 SL 1792
Dupouyichthys sapito South America 3 SL 1944
Ernstichthys anduzei South America 3.5 SL 1953
Ernstichthys intonsus South America 4.9 SL 1985
Ernstichthys megistus South America 6.7 SL 1961
Ernstichthys taquari South America 2.3 SL 2021
Hoplomyzon atrizona South America 2.7 SL 1942
Hoplomyzon cardosoi South America 1.9 SL 2017
Hoplomyzon papillatus South America 1.7 SL 1985
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma South America 3.2 SL 1990
Micromyzon akamai South America 1.6 SL 1996
Platystacus cotylephorus Banded banjo Central and South America 31.8 SL 1794
Pseudobunocephalus amazonicus South America 4.5 SL 1989
Pseudobunocephalus bifidus South America 4.3 SL 1942
Pseudobunocephalus iheringii South America 6.3 TL 1891
Pseudobunocephalus lundbergi South America 2.9 SL 2008
Pseudobunocephalus quadriradiatus South America 3.2 SL 1989
Pseudobunocephalus rugosus South America 3 SL 1903
Pseudobunocephalus timbira South America 3.2 SL 2019
Pterobunocephalus depressus South America 8.9 SL 1911
Pterobunocephalus dolichurus South America 7.3 SL 1941
Xyliphius anachoretes South America 8.8 SL 2010
Xyliphius barbatus South America 9.9 SL 1962
Xyliphius kryptos South America 11 SL 1983
Xyliphius lepturus South America 13.2 SL 1962
Xyliphius magdalenae South America 8 SL 1912
Xyliphius melanopterus South America 14.7 SL 1962
Xyliphius sofiae South America 4.4 SL 2017



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