Gymnarchidae
E250692
Gymnarchidae is a small family of African freshwater fishes best known for the electric fish Gymnarchus niloticus, which uses weak electric fields for navigation and communication.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gymnarchidae canonical | 1 |
| Gymnarchids | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
eel-like
ⓘ
elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
Gymnarchidae
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gymnarchids
|
| communicationMethod | electric signals ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Gymnarchus niloticus ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution | Africa ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | nocturnal predator ⓘ |
| electricDischargeStrength | weak electric fields ⓘ |
| electricOrganLocation | tail region ⓘ |
| electroreceptionType | wave-type electric organ discharge ⓘ |
| environment | tropical freshwater ⓘ |
| feedingType | predatory ⓘ |
| finCharacteristic |
absence of caudal fin
ⓘ
long dorsal fin ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeRange | Recent ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasBackbone | true ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Gymnarchus niloticus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | undulation of dorsal fin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Osteoglossiformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Osteoglossomorpha
|
| nativeTo |
Nile Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River basin
West African river systems ⓘ |
| navigationMethod | active electrolocation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
electric communication
ⓘ
electrolocation ⓘ weakly electric fish ⓘ |
| order | Osteoglossiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region |
Sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
|
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| sensorySystem |
electroreception
ⓘ
lateral line system ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Gymnarchus ⓘ |
| vertebrateStatus | vertebrate ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ecosystems ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gymnarchids