Oxydoras
E805734
Oxydoras is a genus of large South American thorny catfishes known for their armored bodies and occurrence in major river systems such as the Amazon and Orinoco.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Doradinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyCharacteristic |
armored body
ⓘ
barbels around mouth ⓘ bony scutes along lateral line ⓘ thorny scutes ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| commonName | thorny catfishes ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Jakob Heckel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ |
| distribution | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic feeder ⓘ |
| environment | tropical freshwater ⓘ |
| family | Doradidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Amazon River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Plata River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplain lakes
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ large river channels ⓘ |
| hasDefense |
bony armor
ⓘ
thorny scutes ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse | local fisheries ⓘ |
| hasJaw | true ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Oxydoras kneri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxydoras niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxydoras sifontesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livesIn | freshwater river systems ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| sizeClass | large catfish ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Oxydoras niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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