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Aspredovye, or Shirokogolovye catfish (Aspredinidae)

Revision of groups within the subfamily (Bunocephalinae) was carried out in 1988 in the Netherlands, and in the known genus of the bunocephalus (Bunocephalus) there was only B. verrucosus. Known species were assigned to the genus Dysichthys, including D. With racoridoreus (synonym: B. bicolor).

Dysichthys with racoridoreus

You can distinguish them by appearance with great difficulty. The fish of this family reach 12-15 cm in length. It is impossible to determine the sex differences (secondary signs) by eye. These catfishes, active at night and at dusk, during the day quietly lie in their places. They can be kept in not too warm aquariums (20 - 24 ° C). They feed on any food they are offered in the aquarium, but prefer meat food. These catfishes usually move sharply in the vicinity of the bottom, passing water through the gill openings. Sometimes catfish are imported from the same family, but of a different shape and size ; They belong to the genus Platystacus.

Plastystacus cotylephorus

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