Acanthodoras
E815080
Acanthodoras is a genus of small, armored freshwater catfish native to South America, known for their bony plates and nocturnal, bottom-dwelling habits.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amblydoras | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Doradidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm | Neotropical realm ⓘ |
| bodyArmor | bony plates ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | thorny catfishes ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | benthic ⓘ |
| environment | tropical freshwater ⓘ |
| family | Doradidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
floodplain habitats
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | northern South America ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasBehavior |
active at night
ⓘ
hides during daytime ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
armored body
ⓘ
bottom-dwelling behavior ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | talking catfish ⓘ |
| hasGillCover | bony operculum ⓘ |
| hasLifeCycleStage |
adult stage
ⓘ
juvenile stage ⓘ larval stage ⓘ |
| hasLifestyle | demersal ⓘ |
| hasSkinCovering | bony scutes ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| is | ray-finned fish genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South America ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | enhanced barbels ⓘ |
| skeletonType |
ossified
ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | ectothermic ⓘ |
| usesBarbelsFor | detecting food ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater only ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.