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Short description: Species of fish

Aspredinichthys filamentosus
Scientific classification
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Aspredinidae
Genus: Aspredinichthys
Species:
A. filamentosus
Binomial name
Aspredinichthys filamentosus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)

Aspredinichthys filamentosus, the sevenbarbed banjo, is a species of banjo catfish found in coastal brackish waters and coastal rivers in South America from Venezuela to Brazil including the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The species practices an unusual method of incubation of the eggs, attaching them to the underside of the female who then carries them around.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2738205 entry