Pixy Banjo
Bunocephalus minerim Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis, 2015
Also calledBagre-banjo-cascudo (por)
First described in: Carvalho, T. P.; Cardoso, A. R.; Friel, J. P.; Reis, R. E. (2015). Two new species of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus Kner (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper and middle rio São Francisco basins, Brazil. <em>Neotropical Ichthyology.</em> 13(3): 499-512.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
Description. Morphometric data summarized in Table 1. Maximum body size small compared to congeners (maximum observed size 48.8 mm SL). Dorsal, left lateral and ventral views of body in Figs. 5 - 6. Head and body depressed, lateral profile almost straight and ascending from supraoccipital tip to dorsal-fin origin, bony humps at posterior end of Weberian lamina and at middle nuchal plate. Posterodorsal profile of body straight and descending from origin of dorsal fin to caudal-fin base. Ventral body profile convex from mouth to insertion of pelvic fin; concave from this point to analfin origin, straight and ascending from anal-fin origin to base of caudal fin, slightly convex at caudal-fin base. Caudal peduncle slender, round in cross section, shallowest at midpoint between end of anal fin and caudal-fin origin. Skull ornamentations weakly developed, conspicuous bony knobs absent in adult specimens. Eye small and positioned dorsolaterally. Skin covering eye dense and pale. Anterior nostril located terminally at tip of snout, associated with fleshy tube projecting beyond upper lip. Posterior nostril without flap, opening anteromedially near eye. Mouth subterminal, upper lip more prom
Two new species of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus Kner (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper and middle rio São Francisco basins, Brazil
description
Figs. 5, 6, Table 1 Bunocephalus sp. N. 2. - Alves & Pompeu, 2005: 597 [listed as undescribed].
Two new species of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus Kner (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper and middle rio São Francisco basins, Brazil
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Bunocephalus minerim can be diagnosed from all congeners, except B. larai, by the absence of an epiphyseal bar between the paired frontals (vs. presence of the epiphyseal bar at least in adults). Bunocephalus minerim is distinguished from B. larai and other congeners, except B. chamaizelus, by having 9 principal caudal-fin rays (vs. 10 principal caudal-fin rays).
Two new species of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus Kner (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper and middle rio São Francisco basins, Brazil
distribution
Distribution. Known from several tributaries of the upper and middle rio São Francisco basins including the das Velhas, Formoso, Paraopeba and Paracatu rivers in Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Fig. 4).
Two new species of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus Kner (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper and middle rio São Francisco basins, Brazil
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9165565.