Platydoras
E805735
Platydoras is a genus of armored catfish known for their bony plates and nocturnal, bottom-dwelling behavior in freshwater habitats of South America.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| aquariumTrade | yes ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | armored catfish ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Platydoras armatulus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Platydoras birindellii NERFINISHED ⓘ Platydoras brachylecis NERFINISHED ⓘ Platydoras costatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Platydoras hancockii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | bony scutes ⓘ |
| describedIn | 19th century ichthyology literature ⓘ |
| distribution |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essequibo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalNiche | benthic ⓘ |
| family | Doradidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | omnivorous ⓘ |
| finType |
adipose fin
ⓘ
spiny dorsal fin ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasBodyArmor | yes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bony plates
ⓘ
bottom-dwelling behavior ⓘ nocturnal behavior ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | demersal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Doras (related catfish genus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South America ⓘ |
| notableSpeciesCommonName | striped Raphael catfish ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Doradidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| skeleton | vertebral column ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.