Siluriformes
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Siluriformes is the diverse order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as catfishes, characterized by barbels resembling whiskers and often bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater and some marine environments.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siluriformes canonical | 25 |
| Auchenipteridae | 1 |
| Ictaluridae | 1 |
| Siluroidei | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | catfishes ⓘ |
| contains |
Akysidae
ⓘ
Amphiliidae ⓘ Ariidae ⓘ Aspredinidae ⓘ Siluriformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Auchenipteridae
Bagridae ⓘ Callichthyidae ⓘ Chacidae ⓘ Clariidae ⓘ Doradidae ⓘ Heptapteridae ⓘ Heteropneustidae ⓘ Siluriformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ictaluridae
Loricariidae ⓘ Malapteruridae ⓘ Pangasiidae ⓘ Pimelodidae ⓘ Plotosidae ⓘ Schilbeidae ⓘ Siluridae ⓘ Sisoridae ⓘ Trichomycteridae ⓘ |
| diet |
detritivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ predatory ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide except Antarctica ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important aquaculture species
ⓘ
important food fishes ⓘ popular aquarium fishes ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish water
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ marine environments ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adipose fin often present
ⓘ
often bottom-dwelling ⓘ presence of barbels resembling whiskers ⓘ ray-finned fishes ⓘ scaleless or with bony plates ⓘ usually have strong spines in dorsal and pectoral fins ⓘ |
| includes |
armored catfish
ⓘ
blue catfish ⓘ channel catfish ⓘ electric catfish ⓘ walking catfish ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
air-breathing in some families
ⓘ
venomous fin spines in some species ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
mostly egg-laying
ⓘ
parental care in many species ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superorder | Ostariophysi ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ictaluridae
this entity surface form:
Auchenipteridae
this entity surface form:
Siluroidei