Zungaro

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Zungaro is a genus of large South American freshwater catfish known for inhabiting major river systems such as the Amazon and Orinoco.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zungaro canonical 1
Zungaro jahu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of fish
taxon
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commonName zungaro catfish
diet aquatic invertebrates
fish
ecologicalRole large predatory catfish
family Pimelodidae
fishedBy artisanal fisheries
commercial fisheries
foundIn Amazon River basin
linked to: Amazon Basin

Orinoco River basin
linked to: Orinoco Basin

major South American river systems
geographicRegion tropical South America
habitat freshwater
hasCharacteristic barbels around mouth
benthic behavior
large size
hasSpecies Zungaro jahu
linked to: Zungaro

Zungaro zungaro
kingdom Animalia
movement migratory behavior in river channels
nativeTo South America
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction spawning in large rivers
skeletonType bony fish
subfamily Pimelodinae
linked to: Pimelodidae
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Zungaro zungaro
usedAs food fish

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Pimelodidae includes Zungaro
Zungaro hasSpecies Zungaro jahu
linked to: Zungaro