Aspredinidae
| Banjo catfishes | |
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| Bunocephalus verrucosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: |
Aspredinidae A. Adams, 1854 |
| Subfamilies and genera | |
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Subfamily Aspredininae |
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Subfamily Aspredininae
Aspredinichthys
Aspredo
Platystacus
Pterobunocephalus
Subfamily Bunocephalinae
Acanthobunocephalus
Amaralia
Bunocephalus
Pseudobunocephalus
Subfamily Hoplomyzontinae
Dupouyichthys
Ernstichthys
Hoplomyzon
Micromyzon
Xyliphius
The Aspredinidae are a small South American family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) also known as the banjo catfishes, with about 39 species.
Aspredinids are found throughout the major tropical rivers of South America (e.g., Magdalena, Orinoco, Amazon, São Francisco, Paraguay-Paraná, and Uruguay).Bunocephalus is the only genus found in rivers west of the Andes including the Atrato, San Juan, and Patía Rivers.
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