Belodontichthys dinema
E805698
Belodontichthys dinema is a species of sheatfish in the family Siluridae, known as a large predatory freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asian river systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belodontichthys | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catfish
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | fisheries ⓘ |
| commonName | sheatfish ⓘ |
| describedBy | Bleeker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| diet | piscivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Indochina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainland Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | top or mid-level predator ⓘ |
| environment |
deep channels
ⓘ
turbid large rivers ⓘ |
| family | Siluridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fin |
long anal fin
ⓘ
small dorsal fin ⓘ |
| genus | Belodontichthys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ |
| hasBarbels | yes ⓘ |
| hasWhiskers | yes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthopelagic ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 60 cm ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | riverine migrations ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chao Phraya River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekong River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
juvenile fish
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| regionOfFisheryImportance |
Chao Phraya River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | predator ⓘ |
| usedAsFood | yes ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belodontichthys