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Aspredinidae

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The Aspredinidae are a small South American family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) also known as the banjo catfishes, with about 43 species.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

species of fish

Bunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes from South America. It is found in Magdalena, Orinoco, Amazon, Paraguay-Paraná, and São Francisco Rivers. It is also the only aspredinid genus found west of the Andes, found in the Atrato, San Juan, and Patía Rivers. This genus is a part of the family Aspredinidae, known as banjo catfishes for their large, flattened heads and slender tails that give the appearance of a banjo. Most species exhibit cryptic coloration, and the same holds true among Bunocephalus species. The skin is completely keratinized and is covered by large, unculiferous tubercles. B

Acanthobunocephalus nicoi

species of fish

Micromyzon akamai

species of fish

Xyliphius magdalenae

species of fish

Amaralia hypsiura

species of fish

Hoplomyzon atrizona

species of fish

Pterobunocephalus depressus

species of fish

Aspredinichthys

Aspredinichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes found in fresh and brackish waters in tropical South America from the Orinoco delta, through the Guianas, to the Amazon delta. Both species are found in lower portions of rivers and in coastal waters of northern South America from Venezuela to northern Brazil where they are benthic fish.

Xyliphius is a genus of banjo catfishes from South America.

Xyliphius melanopterus

species of fish

Xyliphius barbatus

species of fish

Ernstichthys anduzei

species of fish

Ernstichthys intonsus

species of fish

Aspredinichthys filamentosus

species of fish

Hoplomyzon papillatus

species of fish

Ernstichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

Hoplomyzon is a genus of banjo catfishes that are native to tropical South America.

Xyliphius kryptos

species of fish

Aspredinichthys tibicen

species of fish

Xyliphius lepturus

species of fish

Ernstichthys megistus

species of fish

Pterobunocephalus

Pterobunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes found in tropical South America.

Xyliphius lombarderoi

species of fish

Pterobunocephalus dolichurus

species of fish

Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma

species of fish

Pseudobunocephalus

Pseudobunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes.

Amaralia is a genus of catfish of the family Aspredinidae native to Amazon and Paraná-Paraguay basin. These species appear to be specialized to feed on the eggs of other catfishes; eggs found in Amaralia stomachs are thought to be those of loricariids.

Acanthobunocephalus

Acanthobunocephalus is a genus of fishes in the family Aspredinidae found in South America.