Cetopsis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cetopsis

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:genus
gptkbp:characteristic	carnivorous elongated body small eyes scaleless lack of adipose fin in some species long barbels
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:commonName	whale catfishes
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Johann_Jakob_von_Tschudi
gptkbp:describedYear	1846
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:ecologicalRole	scavenger predator
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Cetopsidae
gptkbp:habitat	freshwater
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFor	some species known as 'candiru-assu'
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Cetopsis_arcana gptkb:Cetopsis_caiapo gptkb:Cetopsis_candiru gptkb:Cetopsis_coecutiens gptkb:Cetopsis_jurubidae gptkb:Cetopsis_motatanensis gptkb:Cetopsis_oliveirai gptkb:Cetopsis_orinoco gptkb:Cetopsis_oscartheobaldi gptkb:Cetopsis_parma gptkb:Cetopsis_plumbea gptkb:Cetopsis_sandrae gptkb:Cetopsis_starnesi gptkb:Cetopsis_umbrosa gptkb:Cetopsis_varii gptkb:Cetopsis_vaupesensis gptkb:Cetopsis_wirtzi
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 20
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Siluriformes
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Cetopsinae
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Cetopsis_coecutiens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Cetopsis