Classification / Names
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Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes) > Pseudobunocephalinae
Etymology: Acanthobunocephalus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, boynos = prominent + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335); scruggsi: 'scruggsi', i.e., named after Earl Scruggs, a prominent banjo player. This is an allusion to the common name 'banjo catfishes' and the remarkable resemblance of this species to the musical instrument (Ref. 128881).
Eponymy: Earl Eugene Scruggs (1924–2012) was an American banjo player, noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called ‘Scruggs style’, which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128881)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This is distinguished from other aspredinid species by the smaller number of fin rays of this species: 4 pectoral-fin rays, 2 dorsal fin-rays, five pelvic-fin rays, four to five anal-fin rays and nine caudal-fin rays.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Carvalho, T.P. and R.E. Reis, 2020. A new miniature species of Acanthobunocephalus (Siluriformes:Aspredinidae) from the Lower Purus River Basin, Amazon Basin, Brazil. Copeia 108:347-357. (Ref. 128881)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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