Pseudoplatystoma

E805701

Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern mostly nocturnal ⓘ
bodyPattern spots in some species ⓘ
vertical stripes in some species ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName tiger shovelnose catfishes ⓘ
describedBy Carl H. Eigenmann ⓘ
Rosa Smith Eigenmann ⓘ
diet feeds on other fish ⓘ
piscivorous ⓘ
distribution tropical and subtropical South American river systems ⓘ
ecologicalRole apex predator of freshwater fish communities ⓘ
economicImportance aquaculture ⓘ
artisanal fisheries ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ
sport fisheries ⓘ
family Pimelodidae ⓘ
foundIn Amazon River basin ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

Orinoco River basin ⓘ
linked to: Orinoco Basin

Paraná River basin ⓘ
habitat floodplains ⓘ
large rivers ⓘ
hasSpecies Pseudoplatystoma corruscans ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma

Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma

Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma

Pseudoplatystoma punctifer ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma

Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maximumLength over 1 meter in some species ⓘ
maximumWeight over 20 kilograms in some species ⓘ
nativeTo South America ⓘ
notableTrait distinctive striped or spotted patterns ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
large body size ⓘ
order Siluriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction migratory spawner ⓘ
spawns during rainy season floods ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
river damming ⓘ
usedFor human consumption ⓘ
recreational angling ⓘ
yearDescribed 1889 ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pimelodidae → includes → Pseudoplatystoma ⓘ
Pimelodidae → notableSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma corruscans ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pimelodidae → notableSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma → hasSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma corruscans ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma → hasSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma → hasSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma → hasSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma punctifer ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma → hasSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma → hasSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma → hasSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum ⓘ
linked to: Pseudoplatystoma