Bunocephalus coracoideus

Cope, 1874
Bunocephalus coracoideus
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
has Bunocephalus bicolor
has Bunocephalus haggini
has Dysichthys coracoideus
Zweifarbiger Bratpfannenwels
Length (total)
approx.  13 cm
Standard length (documented)
115.0 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm

Loreto

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Río Marañon ➙ Amazonas

˜[ -4.512,-73.572 ]
Map to Bunocephalus coracoideus
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
29/January/2022
  • Mees, G.F., 1988 "The genera of the subfamily Bunocephalinae (Pisces, Nematognathi, Aspredinidae)" ( Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) P. 90
  • Mees, G.F., 1989 "Notes on the genus Dysichthys, subfamily Bunocephalidae, family Aspridinidae (Pisces, Nematognathi)" (Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) P. 207
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 263
Pic. 2: Bunocephalus coracoideus
Pic. 3: Bunocephalus bicolor = Zweifarbiger Bratpfannenwels = Bunocephalus coracoideus
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1879) (PD)
1, 2, 3
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