Aspredininae

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Aspredininae is a subfamily of banjo catfishes, a group of bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native mainly to South American river systems.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Aspredininae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish subfamily ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
aquariumTrade occasionally kept as ornamental fishes ⓘ
behavior benthic foraging ⓘ
bodyShape dorsoventrally flattened ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialImportance minor in fisheries ⓘ
commonName banjo catfishes ⓘ
contains Amaralia ⓘ
Aspredo ⓘ
Bunocephalus ⓘ
Dupouyichthys ⓘ
Ernstichthys ⓘ
Hoplomyzon ⓘ
Micromyzon ⓘ
Platystacus ⓘ
Pseudobunocephalus ⓘ
Pterobunocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Bunocephalus

Rhadinoloricaria ⓘ
Xyliphius ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
detritus ⓘ
distribution Amazon River basin ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

Orinoco River basin ⓘ
linked to: Orinoco Basin

South America ⓘ
coastal river systems of northern South America ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic invertebrate predator ⓘ
detritivore ⓘ
eggCare eggs attached to female body in some species ⓘ
environment freshwater ⓘ
family Aspredinidae ⓘ
finFeature large pectoral fins used for resting on substrate ⓘ
reduced or modified dorsal fin ⓘ
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle bottom-dwelling ⓘ
morphologicalAdaptation camouflage with substrate ⓘ
nativeTo South American river systems ⓘ
notableFeature banjo-shaped body outline ⓘ
order Siluriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Aspredinidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction external fertilization ⓘ
respirationAdaptation ability to tolerate low-oxygen environments ⓘ
sizeRange small to medium-sized catfishes ⓘ
skeletonFeature heavily ossified head and body plates ⓘ
taxonRank subfamily ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Aspredinidae → containsSubfamily → Aspredininae ⓘ