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Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes) > Hoplomyzontinae
Eponymy: Walter Dupouy (1906–1978) was a Venezuelan anthropologist-biologist, who also published on museology, history, speleology, ornithology, geography, folklore, journalism, drama and novels, despite having been self-taught. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Issue
See Stewart (1985: 10) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Magdalena River and Lake Maracaibo basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26543)
Found in river banks with vegetation (Ref. 26543).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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