Brachyplatystoma

E807519

Brachyplatystoma is a genus of large migratory catfish native to South American river systems, particularly the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
characteristic elongated body ⓘ
forked caudal fin ⓘ
large body size ⓘ
long barbels ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName goliath catfishes ⓘ
containsTaxon Brachyplatystoma capapretum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma

Brachyplatystoma juruense ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma

Brachyplatystoma platynemum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma

Brachyplatystoma promagdalena ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
diet aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
fish ⓘ
distribution Amazon River mainstem ⓘ
linked to: Amazon River

Madeira River ⓘ
Negro River ⓘ
Orinoco River mainstem ⓘ
linked to: Orinoco River

Tapajós River ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
economicUse commercial fisheries ⓘ
subsistence fisheries ⓘ
family Pimelodidae ⓘ
fishedFor meat ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
large rivers ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle migratory ⓘ
potamodromous ⓘ
maximumSize over 2 metres in some species ⓘ
migrationDistance thousands of kilometres in some species ⓘ
nativeTo Amazon Basin ⓘ
Magdalena River Basin ⓘ
Orinoco Basin ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Siluriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Pimelodidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction long-distance spawning migrations ⓘ
taxonAuthor Pieter Bleeker ⓘ
taxonomicRank genus ⓘ
threat habitat fragmentation ⓘ
hydroelectric dams ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
trophicLevel predator ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Pimelodidae → includes → Brachyplatystoma ⓘ
Pimelodidae → notableSpecies → Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma vaillantii ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma filamentosum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma platynemum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma capapretum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma juruense ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma tigrinum ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma
Brachyplatystoma → containsTaxon → Brachyplatystoma promagdalena ⓘ
linked to: Brachyplatystoma