Calophysus

E805705

catfish fish species genus taxon

Calophysus is a genus of South American freshwater catfish known for its scavenging habits and occurrence in large river systems such as the Amazon.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Calophysus macropterus	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	catfish ⓘ fish species ⓘ genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup	catfish ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	South American freshwater catfishes ⓘ
describedAs	genus of South American freshwater catfish ⓘ
diet	carrion ⓘ carrion ⓘ fish offal ⓘ fish remains ⓘ
ecologicalRole	scavenger in river ecosystems ⓘ
family	Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingBehavior	scavenger ⓘ scavenger ⓘ
foundIn	Amazon River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Amazon River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Calophysus NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	freshwater ⓘ freshwater ⓘ large river systems ⓘ
hasCommonName	vulture catfish ⓘ vulture catfishes ⓘ
hasSpecies	Calophysus macropterus NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherClassification	Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	South America ⓘ South America ⓘ
notableFor	occurrence in large river systems such as the Amazon ⓘ scavenging habits ⓘ
order	Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ

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

Pimelodidae → includes → Calophysus ⓘ