banjo catfish

noun

Any of a number of small tropical catfish in the family Aspredinidae, especially the popular aquarium species Bunocephalus coracoideus

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Meanings

nounbanjo catfish (plural banjo catfish or banjo catfishes)

plural banjo catfishes

  1. Any of a number of small tropical catfish in the family Aspredinidae, especially the popular aquarium species Bunocephalus coracoideus

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
aspredinid

Origin

From banjo + catfish. With a short head and wide body, some look banjo-shaped from above.

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