Pterobunocephalus
| Pterobunocephalus | |
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| Pterobunocephalus depressus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Subfamily: | Aspredininae |
| Genus: | Pterobunocephalus Fowler, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| Bunocephalus albifasciatus Fowler, 1943
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| Synonyms | |
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Petacara Böhlke, 1959 | |
Pterobunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes found in tropical South America.
Distribution[edit]
The genus is widespread in the Orinoco, Amazon and Paraguay-Paraná River systems and typically occur at depths greater than 5 metres.[1]
Description[edit]
Pterobunocephalus is genus of small to medium-sized aspredinid species.[1] Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by the following characters having an extremely depressed (flattened) head and body, having the head ornamentation highly reduced or absent, often having a distinct notch in the upper jaw, and having 10–20 anal fin rays.[1] Females of this genus carry embryos directly attached to the ventral surface of their bodies, which also distinguishes them from all other aspredinids.[1]
Species[edit]
There are currently two described species in this genus:[2]
- Pterobunocephalus depressus (Haseman, 1911)
- Pterobunocephalus dolichurus (Delsman, 1941)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pterobunocephalus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
External links[edit]
- Friel, John P. (14 April 2000). "Pterobunocephalus Fowler 1943". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 2007-08-07.