Pimelodus

E808435

Pimelodus is a genus of freshwater catfish native mainly to South American river systems, known for their elongated bodies and prominent barbels.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
anatomicalFeature adipose fin
prominent barbels
three pairs of barbels
bodyShape elongated body
class Actinopterygii
commonName pimelodid catfishes
three-barbeled catfishes
containsTaxon Pimelodus absconditus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus albicans
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus argenteus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus blochii
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus fur
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus grosskopfii
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus heraldoi
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus maculatus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus microstoma
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus mysteriosus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus navarroi
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus ornatus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus paranaensis
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus pictus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus platicirris
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus tetramerus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus yuma
linked to: Pimelodus
describedBy Bernard Germain de Lacépède
describedInYear 1803
diet omnivorous
distribution subtropical South America
tropical South America
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole demersal fish
economicUse aquarium fish
food fish
family Pimelodidae
feedingType benthic feeder
habitat freshwater
rivers
kingdom Animalia
namedBy Bernard Germain de Lacépède
nativeTo Amazon River basin
linked to: Amazon Basin

Orinoco River basin
linked to: Orinoco Basin

Paraná River basin
South America
São Francisco River basin
notableSpecies Pimelodus maculatus
linked to: Pimelodus

Pimelodus pictus
linked to: Pimelodus
order Siluriformes
parentTaxon Pimelodidae
phylum Chordata
taxonRank genus
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Pimelodidae includes Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus pictus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus blochii
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus maculatus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus albicans
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus ornatus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus mysteriosus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus microstoma
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus grosskopfii
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus absconditus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus argenteus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus fur
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus heraldoi
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus navarroi
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus paranaensis
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus platicirris
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus tetramerus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus containsTaxon Pimelodus yuma
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus notableSpecies Pimelodus pictus
linked to: Pimelodus
Pimelodus notableSpecies Pimelodus maculatus
linked to: Pimelodus
Iheringichthys hasCommonName Ihering’s catfishes
linked to: Pimelodus