Aspidoras
E814935
Aspidoras is a genus of small, armored freshwater catfish native to South America, commonly kept in aquariums for their peaceful nature and bottom-dwelling behavior.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | diurnal ⓘ |
| aquariumCareLevel | easy to moderate ⓘ |
| behavior |
peaceful
ⓘ
schooling ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Callichthyidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyCharacteristic |
bony armor plates
ⓘ
small size ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| describedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| diet |
detritus
ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
central Brazil
ⓘ
eastern Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | bottom-dwelling fish ⓘ |
| family | Callichthyidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingHabit | benthic feeder ⓘ |
| finPosition | inferior mouth ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater rivers
ⓘ
small creeks ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | dwarf armored catfish (for several species in the genus) ⓘ |
| keptFor |
bottom-cleaning behavior
ⓘ
peaceful nature ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aspidoras pauciradiatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Aspidoras raimundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Aspidoras taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preferredWaterHardness | soft to moderately hard ⓘ |
| preferredWaterpH | slightly acidic to neutral ⓘ |
| preferredWaterTemperature | tropical ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Corydoras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scleromystax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| respiration | air-gulping capability ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | shoaling ⓘ |
| subfamily | Corydoradinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeOf |
armored catfish
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ |
| usedAs | aquarium fish ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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