Gnarled catfish
Bunocephalus verrucosus
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A banjo catfish from South America.
- Scientific name
- Bunocephalus verrucosus
- Family
- Aspredinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Aspredinidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Agmus lyriformis, Agmus scabriceps, Aspredo gronovii, Aspredo verrucosa, Bunocephalichthys gronovii, Bunocephalichthys verrucosus scabriceps, Bunocephalichthys verrucosus verrucosus, Bunocephalus gronovii, Bunocephalus scabriceps, Platystacus verrucosus, Silurus verrucosus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–24 °C
- pH
- 6.8–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9.8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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