Doradidae

E230174

Doradidae is a family of South American freshwater catfishes commonly known as thorny or talking catfishes, noted for their bony armor and ability to produce sounds.

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Label Occurrences
Doradidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf catfish family
fish family
taxon
characteristic ability to produce sounds
adipose fin present
bony armor
lateral bony scutes
thorny scutes along lateral line
three pairs of barbels
well‑developed pectoral spines
class Actinopterygii
commonName talking catfishes
thorny catfishes
diet detritivorous
invertebrate feeders
omnivorous
distribution South America
ecologicalRole benthic fishes
foundIn floodplain lakes
rivers
streams
habitat freshwater
includes Acanthodoras
Agamyxis
Acanthodoras
surface form: Amblydoras

Anadoras
Astrodoras
Doras
Hassar
Leptodoras
Nemadoras
Opsodoras
Oxydoras
Platydoras
Pterodoras
Leptodoras
surface form: Trachydoras
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Amazon Basin
Orinoco Basin
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
coastal drainages of northern South America
notableUse aquarium trade
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg‑laying
soundProductionMechanism pectoral spine stridulation
vibration of swim bladder
taxonRank family

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

Siluriformes contains Doradidae