Phractocephalus

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catfish fish species genus taxon

Phractocephalus is a genus of large South American freshwater catfish best known for the popular aquarium and game species redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus).

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus	1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	catfish ⓘ fish species ⓘ genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
aquariumTrade	yes ⓘ yes ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	Phractocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ redtail catfish ⓘ
containsTaxon	Phractocephalus hemioliopterus ⓘ
describedAs	large South American freshwater catfish genus ⓘ
distribution	Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Essequibo Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole	large predatory fish ⓘ
family	Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
gameFish	yes ⓘ yes ⓘ
genus	Phractocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	freshwater ⓘ freshwater ⓘ
isA	catfish genus ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
maximumSize	large ⓘ
nativeTo	South America ⓘ South America ⓘ
notableFor	including the redtail catfish ⓘ
order	Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Pimelodidae → includes → Phractocephalus ⓘ

Pimelodidae → notableSpecies → Phractocephalus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus