Anadoras

E805731

Anadoras is a genus of South American thorny catfishes known for their bony plates and bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Anadoras canonical 1
Anadoras grypus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPeriod mostly nocturnal
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
bodyCovering scales and bony plates
characteristicBehavior bottom-feeding
class Actinopterygii
commonName thorny catfishes
distribution South America
ecologicalNiche bottom-dwelling
family Doradidae
feedingType omnivorous
foundInEcosystem Neotropical freshwater systems
habitat floodplain lakes
freshwater
rivers
streams
hasDefenseMechanism thorny bony plates
hasEcologicalRole benthic invertebrate predator
detritivore
hasMorphologicalCharacteristic armored body
barbels
bony plates
thorny scutes
hasSpecies Anadoras grypus
linked to: Anadoras

Anadoras insculptus
Anadoras weddellii
isPartOf Doradidae
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle benthic
locomotion swimming
nativeRange tropical South America
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying
respiration gills
sensoryAdaptation barbels for substrate exploration
skeletonType bony fish
taxonRank genus
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Doradidae includes Anadoras
Anadoras hasSpecies Anadoras grypus
linked to: Anadoras