Banjos banjos

Banjos banjos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Banjosidae
Genus: Banjos
Species:
B. banjos
Binomial name
Banjos banjos
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Anoplus banjos Richardson, 1846
  • Banjos typus Bleeker, 1876

Banjos banjos, the banjofish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Banjosidae. This was formerly considered to be a monotypic family of which the banjofish was the only species. Additionally the only species to produce a banjo-like sound. However, in 2017, two new species of banjofish were described, the East Australian banjofish (B. aculeatus) and the Timor Sea banjofish (B. peregrinus). It has an Indo-Pacific distribution.