Aspredo

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Aspredo is a genus of banjo catfishes native to freshwater and brackish habitats in South America, known for their flattened bodies and unusual reproductive behavior.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aspredo canonical 4
Aspredo aspredo 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf catfish ⓘ
fish species ⓘ
genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Aspredinidae ⓘ
bodyShape strongly flattened ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName banjo catfishes ⓘ
distribution northern South America ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic fish ⓘ
eggAttachmentSite ventral skin of female ⓘ
family Aspredinidae ⓘ
feedingType benthic invertebrate feeder ⓘ
foundIn coastal waters ⓘ
river estuaries ⓘ
genus Aspredo ⓘ
habitat brackish water ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
hasCommonCharacteristic banjo-shaped body ⓘ
hasSpecies Aspredo aspredo ⓘ
linked to: Aspredo
hasTrait cryptic coloration ⓘ
reduced swim bladder ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
isCatfishGroup true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle demersal ⓘ
locomotion bottom-walking and short swimming bursts ⓘ
nativeTo South America ⓘ
notableFor unusual reproductive behavior ⓘ
order Siluriformes ⓘ
parentalCareType maternal egg carrying ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductionMode oviparous ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior eggs attached to ventral surface of female ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy parental care by females carrying eggs ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation barbels around mouth ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Aspredo aspredo ⓘ
linked to: Aspredo
waterType tropical ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Aspredinidae → typeGenus → Aspredo ⓘ
Aspredinidae → hasMemberGenus → Aspredo ⓘ
Aspredo → typeSpecies → Aspredo aspredo ⓘ
linked to: Aspredo
Aspredo aspredo → genus → Aspredo ⓘ
subject linked to: Aspredo
Aspredo → hasSpecies → Aspredo aspredo ⓘ
linked to: Aspredo
Aspredininae → contains → Aspredo ⓘ