Papyrocranus

E876519
genus taxon

Papyrocranus is a genus of African knifefishes known for their elongated, laterally compressed bodies and undulating fin movements.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Papyrocranus canonical 1
Papyrocranus afer 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup bony fishes ⓘ
ray-finned fishes ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName African knifefishes NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole predatory fish ⓘ
family Notopteridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
hasBodyShape elongated body ⓘ
laterally compressed body ⓘ
hasCharacteristic continuous anal fin ⓘ
knife-like body profile ⓘ
laterally undulating anal fin ⓘ
reduced or absent dorsal fin ⓘ
hasLocomotionType undulating fin movements ⓘ
higherClassification Actinopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ
Notopteridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Osteoglossiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf African freshwater fish fauna ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeRange Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Osteoglossiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Notopterus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xenomystus NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation enhanced lateral line system ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Notopteridae → containsGenus → Papyrocranus ⓘ
Notopteridae → hasSpecies → Papyrocranus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Papyrocranus afer