Ituglanis

E805756

Ituglanis is a genus of small freshwater catfishes native to South American river systems, known for their elongated bodies and adaptation to life in fast-flowing or subterranean waters.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
adaptation adapted to fast-flowing waters
adapted to subterranean habitats
eye reduction in some troglobitic species
reduced pigmentation in some cave species
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commonName Ituglanis catfishes
containsTaxon Ituglanis amazonicus
Ituglanis apteryx
Ituglanis bambui
linked to: Ituglanis

Ituglanis boitata
linked to: Ituglanis

Ituglanis cahyensis
linked to: Ituglanis passensis

Ituglanis eichorniarum
Ituglanis epikarsticus
Ituglanis herberti
Ituglanis ina
linked to: Ituglanis

Ituglanis laticeps
Ituglanis macunaima
linked to: Ituglanis

Ituglanis mambai
linked to: Ituglanis

Ituglanis metae
linked to: Ituglanis

Ituglanis nebulosus
Ituglanis nebulosus group
linked to: Ituglanis nebulosus

Ituglanis parahybae
Ituglanis parkoi
Ituglanis passensis
Ituglanis proops
linked to: Ituglanis

Ituglanis ramiroi
describedInTaxonomicFamily pencil catfishes
distributionRegion Amazon Basin
Orinoco Basin
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
São Francisco Basin
coastal drainages of eastern Brazil
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole benthic invertebrate predator
family Trichomycteridae
feedingType carnivorous
habitat cave systems
fast-flowing streams
freshwater rivers
subterranean waters
hasScientificNameAuthorship Costa & Bockmann et al. (various species)
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle benthic
nativeTo South America
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
sizeClass small
taxonRank genus
typeOf freshwater fish genus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Trichomycteridae notableGenus Ituglanis
Ituglanis containsTaxon Ituglanis proops
linked to: Ituglanis
Ituglanis containsTaxon Ituglanis bambui
linked to: Ituglanis
Ituglanis containsTaxon Ituglanis macunaima
linked to: Ituglanis
Ituglanis containsTaxon Ituglanis ina
linked to: Ituglanis
Ituglanis containsTaxon Ituglanis mambai
linked to: Ituglanis
Ituglanis containsTaxon Ituglanis boitata
linked to: Ituglanis
Ituglanis containsTaxon Ituglanis metae
linked to: Ituglanis