Pterobunocephalus depressus

Haseman, 1911

(Type species)
Pterobunocephalus depressus
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
has Bunocephalus albifasciatus
has Bunocephalus depressus
has Dysichthys depressus
Length (total)
approx.  6 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm

Beni

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela

Amazonas ↓ Río Orinoco ↓ Río de la Plata

˜[ -13.041,-64.642 ]
Map to Pterobunocephalus depressus
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Sympatric with
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
  • 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. 233
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 264
Pic. 2: Pterobunocephalus depressus
Pic. 3: Pterobunocephalus depressus, holotype, lateral
Pic. 4: Pterobunocephalus depressus, holotype, dorsal
Pic. 5: Pterobunocephalus depressus, holotype, ventral
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
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