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Aspredinidae Adams, 1854

AphiaID

154243 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154243)

Classification

Status

accepted

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Siluriformes

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Genus Acanthobunocephalus Friel, 1995
Genus Amaralia Fowler, 1954
Genus Aspredinichthys Bleeker, 1858
Subfamily Aspredininae
1. Genus Agmus Eigenmann, 1910 accepted as Bunocephalus Kner, 1855
2. Genus Petacara Böhlke, 1959 accepted as Pterobunocephalus Fowler, 1943
3. Genus Xiliphius accepted as Xyliphius Eigenmann, 1912 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Aspredo Scopoli, 1777
Subfamily Bunocephalinae
1. Genus Dysichthys Cope, 1874 accepted as Bunocephalus Kner, 1855
Genus Bunocephalus Kner, 1855
Genus Dupouyichthys Schultz, 1944
Genus Ernstichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1953
Genus Hoplomyzon Myers, 1942
Subfamily Hoplomyzontinae
Genus Micromyzon Friel & Lundberg, 1996
Genus Platystacus Bloch, 1794
Genus Pseudobunocephalus Friel, 2008
Genus Pterobunocephalus Fowler, 1943
Genus Xyliphius Eigenmann, 1912
Genus Bunocephalichthys Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Bunocephalus Kner, 1855
Genus Cotylephorus Swainson, 1838 accepted as Aspredo Scopoli, 1777
Genus Dupuoyichthys accepted as Dupouyichthys Schultz, 1944 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Aspredinidae Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154243 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-18 08:19:08Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:46:38Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Language	Name
English	banjo catfishes	[details]

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