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Bunocephalus hartti Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis, 2015 |
| Family: | Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes), subfamily: Aspredininae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.77 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: upper and middle rio São Francisco basins in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 35-35. Bunocephalus hartti is distinguished from other species of Bunocephalus by the absence of serrations along the anterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine in adults (vs. presence). It further differs from most congeners, except for B. verrucosus, by having the last dorsal-fin ray completely or almost completely adnate to the dorsum (vs. dorsal-fin ray completely free or with less than half extension connected to the dorsum) (Ref. 104710). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 12 October 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||