Banded Banjo
Platystacus cotylephorus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Platystacus is a genus of banjo catfish in the family Aspredinidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Platystacus cotylephorus, commonly known as the banded banjo. The genus Platystacus is the sister group to a clade containing Aspredo and Aspredinichthys. P. cotylephorus originates from coastal waters and lower portions of rivers of northern South America, from Venezuela to northern Brazil.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Aspredinidae
- Genus
- Platystacus