ASPREDINIDAE compiled from Ferraris 1991, Friel
1994, de Pinna 1998, 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
|