Plotosus

E805739

fish species genus taxon

Plotosus is a genus of eeltail catfishes known for species like the striped eel catfish, which inhabit Indo-Pacific coastal and reef environments.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Plotosus lineatus	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish species ⓘ genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	mostly nocturnal ⓘ
associatedWith	coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
behavior	forms dense schools as juveniles ⓘ
bodyShape	eel-like elongated body ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	eeltail catfishes ⓘ striped eel catfish ⓘ
defense	venomous fin spines ⓘ
describedAs	genus of eeltail catfishes ⓘ
diet	small fishes ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution	Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
ecologicalNiche	benthic fish ⓘ
environment	brackish ⓘ marine ⓘ
family	Plotosidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingType	benthic feeder ⓘ
finType	continuous dorsal and anal fins with caudal fin ⓘ
genus	Plotosus NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicOccurrence	Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	Indo-Pacific coastal waters ⓘ Indo-Pacific coral reefs ⓘ Indo-Pacific coral reefs ⓘ shallow marine environments ⓘ
hasSpecies	Plotosus abbreviatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus canius NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus fisadoha NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus japonicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus limbatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus lineatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus nkunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus papuensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotosus tholloni NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVenomousSpines	true ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
notableFeature	distinct longitudinal stripes ⓘ elongated eel-like body ⓘ
notableSpecies	Plotosus lineatus NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

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

Plotosidae → containsGenus → Plotosus ⓘ

Plotosidae → typeGenus → Plotosus ⓘ

Plotosidae → notableSpecies → Plotosus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plotosus lineatus