Aspredinichthys filamentosus
Aspredinichthys filamentosus, the Sevenbarbed banjo, is a species of banjo catfish found in coastal brackish waters and coastal rivers in South America from Venezuela to Brazil including the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. This species practices an unusual method of incubation of the eggs, attaching them to the underside of the female who then carries them around. There is a commercial fishery for this species.
| Aspredinichthys filamentosus | |
|---|---|
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Genus: | Aspredinichthys |
| Species: | A. filamentosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspredinichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Aspredinichthys filamentosus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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