Tenbarbed banjo

Aspredinichthys tibicen

Carp beneath South American Waters

Tropical
Coastal
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Tenbarbed banjo is a freshwater fish of Central and South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 24.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Aspredinidae
Genus: Aspredinichthys
Maximum length: 24.3 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Central and South America: lower portions of coastal rivers and in coastal waters from Venezuela to northern Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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