Heterotis

E876516

fish genus fish species taxon

Heterotis is a genus of African freshwater fish in the bonytongue family, known for species like the African arowana.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Heterotis niloticus	2

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish genus ⓘ fish species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup	osteoglossid fishes ⓘ
bodyShape	elongated ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	African arowana ⓘ Nile arowana ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
distribution	Nile and West African river basins ⓘ
ecologicalRole	mid-level freshwater predator ⓘ planktivore and detritivore ⓘ
family	Arapaimidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Arapaimidae NERFINISHED ⓘ bonytongue family ⓘ
foundIn	floodplains ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ
genus	Heterotis NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicRealm	Afrotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	freshwater ⓘ freshwater ⓘ
hasColdBloodedMetabolism	true ⓘ
hasCommonRepresentative	African arowana NERFINISHED ⓘ Heterotis niloticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasJawType	bony tongue-based biting surface ⓘ
hasSpecies	Heterotis niloticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn	true ⓘ
isAquatic	true ⓘ
isVertebrate	true ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	swimming ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Africa ⓘ
notableFor	bonytongue morphology ⓘ
order	Osteoglossiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Osteoglossiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
respiration	primarily gill-breathing ⓘ
respirationType	aquatic respiration ⓘ
skeletonType	bony fish ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
usedFor	aquaculture ⓘ food fish ⓘ

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

Osteoglossidae → includes → Heterotis ⓘ

Osteoglossidae → notableSpecies → Heterotis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heterotis niloticus

Arapaimidae → includesTaxon → Heterotis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heterotis niloticus