Pterobunocephalus
Genus of fishes
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Pterobunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes found in tropical South America.
| Pterobunocephalus | |
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| Pterobunocephalus depressus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Subfamily: | Aspredininae |
| Genus: | Pterobunocephalus Fowler, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| Bunocephalus albifasciatus Fowler, 1943 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petacara Böhlke, 1959 | |
Distribution
Description
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
There are currently three described species in this genus. A list of them can be found below:[2]
- Pterobunocephalus depressus (Haseman, 1911)
- Pterobunocephalus dolichurus (Delsman, 1941)
- Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi Crispim, Argüello, Silva, Oliveira, Luckenbill & Sabaj, 2026[3]