Hoplomyzon

E805754

Hoplomyzon is a genus of small, armored banjo catfishes native to freshwater habitats in South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
belongsToGroup catfish
bodyArmor bony plates
cellType eukaryotic
class Actinopterygii
commonName armored banjo catfishes
distribution South American river basins
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole benthic invertebrate predator
environment freshwater rivers
freshwater streams
family Aspredinidae NERFINISHED
feedingType carnivorous
habitat freshwater
hasCharacteristic armored body
benthic lifestyle
small size
hasGillCovers true
hasJaw true
hasScientificNameAuthorship Fowler NERFINISHED
hasSkinCovering bony plates instead of scales
hasVertebrae true
isMulticellular true
isPartOf Neotropical ichthyofauna
isSubordinateTo Aspredinidae NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
livesIn Neotropical region NERFINISHED
locomotion fins
nativeTo South America
order Siluriformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Aspredinidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
sensoryOrgan barbels
skeleton vertebral column
skeletonComposition bone
skeletonType bony fish
taxonRank genus
typeOf banjo catfish

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Aspredinidae hasMemberGenus Hoplomyzon