Gagata

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Gagata is a genus of small Asian river catfishes known for their flattened bodies and adaptation to fast-flowing freshwater habitats.

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Gagata canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
adaptation adapted to fast-flowing water
belongsTo Sisoridae
bodyShape flattened body
class Actinopterygii
commonName river catfishes
distribution Asia
ecologicalNiche benthic fish
environment riffles and rapids
turbulent river channels
family Sisoridae
feedingType benthic invertebrate feeder
foundIn South Asia
Southeast Asia
habitat fast-flowing streams
freshwater rivers
hasCharacteristic adhesive or clinging ability to substrate
depressed head
small size
ventrally flattened body
isA Asian fish genus
freshwater fish genus
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
order Siluriformes
parentTaxon Sisoridae
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying fish
respiration gill-breathing vertebrate
skeleton bony fish
taxonRank genus
typeOf catfish genus

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Sisoridae containsGenus Gagata