Chacidae

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Chacidae is a family of freshwater catfishes known as frogmouth catfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads and sedentary, ambush-predator lifestyle in Southeast Asian waters.

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Chacidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
behavior sedentary
bodyShape broad head and tapering body
camouflage substrate matching coloration
characterizedBy broad flattened head
large mouth
class Actinopterygii
commonName frogmouth catfishes
containsGenus Chaca
distribution Southeast Asia
ecologicalNiche benthic predator
feedingType carnivorous
habitat freshwater
hasCommonName frogmouth catfish family
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle ambush predator
memberOf Siluriformes families
nativeTo Southeast Asian lowland waters
Southeast Asian river systems
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
preyDetection sit-and-wait strategy
taxonRank family
waterType freshwater

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Siluriformes contains Chacidae