ASPREDINIDAE

compiled from Ferraris 1991, Friel 1994, de Pinna 1998,
Tree of Life pages & unpubl. data (Friel) and participant responses

photo of Bunocephalus coracoideus (INHS 43560) by Mark Sabaj

Subfamily
Genera
Current valid species

Known/ estimated new species

Active taxonomists & systematists
Aspredininae ASPREDO
1
Friel
Aspredininae ASPREDINICHTHYS
2
Friel
Aspredininae PLATYSTACUS
1
Friel
Aspredininae PTEROBUNOCEPHALUS
2
1
Friel
Bunocephalinae AMARALIA
1
1
Friel
Bunocephalinae BUNOCEPHALUS (incl. Dysichthys)
9
5
Friel
Hoplomyzontinae DUPOUYICHTHYS
1
Friel
Hoplomyzontinae ERNSTICHTHYS
3
Friel
Hoplomyzontinae HOPLOMYZON
3
2
Friel
Hoplomyzontinae MICROMYZON
1
Friel
Hoplomyzontinae XYLIPHIUS
6
1
Britto, Figueiredo, Friel
  ACANTHOBUNOCEPHALUS
1
Friel
  "PSEUDOBUNOCEPHALUS" ms
5
1
Friel
unspecified unspecified (Venezuela)  
Taphorn
Total
36
11
Overall total est. 47
Britto, Figueiredo, Friel, Taphorn