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Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes) > Aspredininae
Etymology: Pterobunocephalus: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, byneo = swollen + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Issue
See Böhlke (1959: 3) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Amazon River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104710)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Friel, J.P., 2003. Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes). p. 261-267. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36695)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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