Dianema
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Dianema is a small genus of South American freshwater catfish known for their armored bodies and bottom-dwelling behavior.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| aquariumTrade | occasionally kept in aquaria ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Callichthyinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyCharacteristic |
armored body
ⓘ
bony plates ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Dianema longibarbis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dianema urostriatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Jakob Heckel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| diet |
detritus
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orinoco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | bottom-dwelling fish ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic detritivore
ⓘ
invertebrate predator ⓘ |
| environment |
river floodplains
ⓘ
slow-moving streams ⓘ |
| family | Callichthyidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | benthic feeder ⓘ |
| finPosition | adipose fin present ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasBehavior |
bottom foraging
ⓘ
schooling ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | armored catfish ⓘ |
| hasVertebrateStatus | vertebrate ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | demersal ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South America ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | tropical South America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Callichthys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corydoras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| respirationAdaptation | intestinal air-breathing ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | barbels around mouth ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Johann Jakob Heckel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| waterPreference |
slightly acidic water
ⓘ
soft water ⓘ |
| waterType | tropical freshwater ⓘ |
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