Pimelodidae
E230169
Pimelodidae is a family of freshwater catfishes, commonly known as long-whiskered catfishes, native primarily to Central and South America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pimelodidae canonical | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
long-whiskered catfishes
ⓘ
pimelodid catfishes ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
Orinoco Basin ⓘ Upper Paraná River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
São Francisco Basin ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aquarium trade
ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ food fish ⓘ recreational sport fishing ⓘ |
| feedingType | predatory ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
freshwater lakes ⓘ large river channels ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
barbels on head
ⓘ
benthic ⓘ elongated body ⓘ freshwater ⓘ well-developed barbels ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
adipose fin usually present
ⓘ
scaleless body ⓘ three pairs of barbels in many species ⓘ |
| includes |
Brachyplatystoma
ⓘ
Calophysus ⓘ Conorhynchos ⓘ Duopalatinus ⓘ Hemisorubim ⓘ Hypophthalmus ⓘ Iheringichthys ⓘ Leiarius ⓘ Megalonema ⓘ Phractocephalus ⓘ Pimelodus ⓘ Pinirampus ⓘ Iheringichthys ⓘ
surface form:
Platynematichthys
Pseudoplatystoma ⓘ Sorubim ⓘ Steindachneridion ⓘ Zungaro ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropical region
South America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Brachyplatystoma
ⓘ
surface form:
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
Phractocephalus ⓘ
surface form:
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pseudoplatystoma ⓘ
surface form:
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Pseudoplatystoma ⓘ
surface form:
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
|
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
FishBase
ⓘ
Integrated Taxonomic Information System ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.