Leiarius

E807521

fish species genus of fishes

Leiarius is a genus of large South American freshwater catfishes known for their distinctive spotted or marbled patterns and importance in both fisheries and the aquarium trade.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish species ⓘ genus of fishes ⓘ
activityPattern	nocturnal ⓘ
bodyPattern	marbling ⓘ spots ⓘ
bodyShape	elongated ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialImportance	food fish ⓘ ornamental fish ⓘ
diet	benthic invertebrates ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ small fishes ⓘ
distribution	Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ other northern South American river basins ⓘ
ecologicalRole	benthic predator ⓘ scavenger ⓘ
family	Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Leiarius NERFINISHED ⓘ Leiarius NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	floodplain lakes ⓘ freshwater ⓘ freshwater rivers ⓘ large rivers ⓘ
hasCommonName	marbled catfish ⓘ tiger shovelnose-like catfish ⓘ
hasSpecies	Leiarius marmoratus NERFINISHED ⓘ Leiarius pictus NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
knownFor	large body size ⓘ marbled body pattern ⓘ spotted body pattern ⓘ
nativeTo	Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ South America ⓘ
order	Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ
usedIn	aquarium trade ⓘ fisheries ⓘ

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Pimelodidae → includes → Leiarius ⓘ