Siluridae

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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.

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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

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Siluriformes contains Siluridae
Pangasiidae relatedTo Siluridae