Belodontichthys dinema

E805698

Belodontichthys dinema is a species of sheatfish in the family Siluridae, known as a large predatory freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asian river systems.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Belodontichthys 1
Belodontichthys dinema canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf catfish
fish species
activityPeriod nocturnal
bodyShape elongated
slender
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse fisheries
commonName sheatfish
describedBy Bleeker
describedIn 19th century
diet piscivorous
distributionRegion Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia
ecologicalRole top or mid-level predator
environment deep channels
turbid large rivers
family Siluridae
fin long anal fin
small dorsal fin
genus Belodontichthys
habitat freshwater
rivers
hasBarbels yes
hasWhiskers yes
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle benthopelagic
maximumLength about 60 cm
migratoryBehavior riverine migrations
nativeTo Borneo
Chao Phraya River basin
linked to: Chao Phraya River

Malay Peninsula
Mekong River basin
linked to: Mekong River

Southeast Asia
Sumatra
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
preysOn juvenile fish
small fish
regionOfFisheryImportance Chao Phraya River
Mekong River
reproduction oviparous
taxonRank species
trophicLevel predator
usedAsFood yes
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Siluridae includesTaxon Belodontichthys dinema
Siluridae includesGenus Belodontichthys
linked to: Belodontichthys dinema