Hoplomyzontinae

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Hoplomyzontinae is a subfamily of small banjo catfishes native to South American freshwater habitats.

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Label Occurrences
Hoplomyzontinae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish subfamily
subfamily of catfishes
taxon
belongsToGroup banjo catfishes
characteristic benthic lifestyle
cryptic coloration
flattened body
reduced swim bladder
small body size
class Actinopterygii
commonName banjo catfishes subfamily
describedAs subfamily of small banjo catfishes native to South American freshwater habitats
distribution Amazon Basin
Orinoco Basin
coastal drainages of northern South America
family Aspredinidae
feedingType benthic invertebrate feeder
habitat floodplain lakes
freshwater
rivers
streams
includesGenus Hoplomyzon
Micromyzon
Xyliphius
linked to: Bunocephalus
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo South America
order Siluriformes
parentTaxon Aspredinidae
Asprediniformes
Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
region Neotropical
reproduction egg-laying
taxonRank subfamily
waterType freshwater

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

Aspredinidae containsSubfamily Hoplomyzontinae