Description

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Common Names

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Grongron , Creole, French , French Guiana

Kronkron , Creole, French , French Guiana

Poson-kronkron , Creole, French , French Guiana

Ti-skægget banjomalle , Danish , Denmark

Tenbarbed banjo , English , Global

Claqueur dix-barbes , French , France

Poisson banjo , French , France

Sibali grongron , Galibi , French Guiana

粗皮鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

粗皮鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Maranri , Palicur (Palikur) , French Guiana

Viola , Portuguese (French) , Brazil

Bagre roncador diez barbas , Spanish , Spain

Riqui-riqui , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Aspredinidae

Genus: Aspredinichthys

Species: Aspredinichthys tibicen (Valenciennes, 1840)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Central and South America: lower portions of coastal rivers and in coastal waters from Venezuela to northern Brazil.

Biology

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Benthic fish occurring mainly in brackish water. Found on soft bottoms of shallow turbid water near river mouths. The species has a peculiar mode of egg incubation wherein the female banjo catfish carries the eggs firmly attached to the underside of the body. This seems to be an adaptation to facilitate the oxygenation of the eggs in muddy environments. Reproduction takes place in March and June (Ref. 35381).

Habitat

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brackish