Steindachneridion
E807520
Steindachneridion is a genus of large South American catfishes known for inhabiting fast-flowing freshwater rivers and being of ecological and commercial importance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm | Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | robust elongated body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
South American shovelnose catfishes
ⓘ
Steindachneridion catfishes ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | several species locally threatened ⓘ |
| currentPreference |
fast-flowing waters
ⓘ
lotic environments ⓘ |
| diagnosticFeature |
broad depressed head
ⓘ
strong dorsal and pectoral fin spines ⓘ well-developed barbels ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
Paraná River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
São Francisco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
large benthic predator
ⓘ
top or meso predator in riverine food webs ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
artisanal fisheries
ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ recreational angling ⓘ |
| family | Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
fast-flowing rivers
ⓘ
freshwater rivers ⓘ |
| importance |
commercially important in regional fisheries
ⓘ
ecologically important in South American river systems ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumSize | large catfishes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franz Steindachner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South America ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | Neotropical ⓘ |
| reproduction | migratory spawner in rivers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ river damming ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | carnivorous ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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