Description

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Common Names

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Grongron , Creole, French , French Guiana

Kronkron , Creole, French , French Guiana

Poisson-kronkron , Creole, French , French Guiana

Almindelig banjomalle , Danish , Denmark

Banjo , English , Global

Banjo catfish , English , USA

Banjo catfish , English , Global

Kolossibanjomonni , Finnish , Finland

Croncron , French , Global

Poisson banjo , French , France

Sibali grongron , Galibi , French Guiana

蝌蚪鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

蝌蚪鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Maranri , Palicur (Palikur) , French Guiana

Viola , Portuguese (French) , Brazil

Chicharrita , Spanish , Spain

Chicharrita , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Aspredinidae

Genus: Aspredo

Species: Aspredo aspredo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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

Biology

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Benthic fish occurring on sandy-muddy bottoms of brackish waters (Ref. 35381) and coastal rivers (Ref. 36695). 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 probably occurs during the earlier part of the year (Ref. 35381).

Habitat

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brackish