Dianema

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Dianema is a small genus of South American freshwater catfish known for their armored bodies and bottom-dwelling behavior.

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Dianema canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus
taxon
activityPeriod mostly nocturnal
aquariumTrade occasionally kept in aquaria
belongsToSubfamily Callichthyinae
linked to: Callichthyidae
bodyCharacteristic armored body
bony plates
bodyShape elongated body
class Actinopterygii
containsTaxon Dianema longibarbis
Dianema urostriatum
describedBy Johann Jakob Heckel
describedInYear 1843
diet detritus
invertebrates
omnivorous
distribution Amazon Basin
Orinoco Basin
ecologicalNiche bottom-dwelling fish
ecologicalRole benthic detritivore
invertebrate predator
environment river floodplains
slow-moving streams
family Callichthyidae
feedingType benthic feeder
finPosition adipose fin present
habitat freshwater
hasBehavior bottom foraging
schooling
hasCommonName armored catfish
hasVertebrateStatus vertebrate
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
nativeTo South America
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
region tropical South America
relatedTo Callichthys
Corydoras
reproduction egg-laying
respirationAdaptation intestinal air-breathing
sensoryAdaptation barbels around mouth
skeletonType bony fish
taxonAuthor Johann Jakob Heckel
taxonRank genus
waterPreference slightly acidic water
soft water
waterType tropical freshwater

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Callichthyidae containsGenus Dianema