Siluridae
E230168
Siluridae is a family of freshwater catfishes commonly known as sheatfishes, found primarily in Eurasia and characterized by elongated bodies and reduced or absent scales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siluridae canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catfish family
ⓘ
fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyShape | laterally compressed in many species ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
sheatfish family
ⓘ
sheatfishes ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
piscivorous ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aquaculture
ⓘ
food fish ⓘ recreational angling ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater floodplains
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ large lowland rivers ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
barbels around mouth
ⓘ
benthic lifestyle ⓘ elongated body ⓘ freshwater ⓘ no adipose fin in many species ⓘ reduced scales ⓘ scaleless body in many species ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Belodontichthys dinema
ⓘ
surface form:
Belodontichthys
Kryptopterus ⓘ Micronema ⓘ Ompok ⓘ Phalacronotus ⓘ Silurus ⓘ Wallago ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Belodontichthys dinema
ⓘ
Kryptopterus vitreolus ⓘ
surface form:
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
Kryptopterus vitreolus ⓘ Ompok pabda ⓘ Silurus glanis ⓘ
surface form:
Silurus aristotelis
Silurus asotus ⓘ Silurus glanis ⓘ Wallago attu ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | wels catfish ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Siluriformes
ⓘ
Siluriformes ⓘ
surface form:
Siluroidei
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.