Aspidoras

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Aspidoras is a genus of small, armored freshwater catfish native to South America, commonly kept in aquariums for their peaceful nature and bottom-dwelling behavior.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Aspidoras canonical 1
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus 1
Aspidoras pauciradiatus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPeriod diurnal
aquariumCareLevel easy to moderate
behavior peaceful
schooling
belongsTo Callichthyidae
bodyCharacteristic bony armor plates
small size
class Actinopterygii
describedIn 19th century
diet detritus
small invertebrates
distributionRegion central Brazil
eastern Brazil
ecologicalNiche bottom-dwelling fish
family Callichthyidae
feedingHabit benthic feeder
finPosition inferior mouth
habitat freshwater rivers
small creeks
streams
hasCommonName dwarf armored catfish (for several species in the genus)
keptFor bottom-cleaning behavior
peaceful nature
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Brazil
South America
notableSpecies Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
linked to: Aspidoras

Aspidoras pauciradiatus
linked to: Aspidoras

Aspidoras raimundi
linked to: Aspidoras

Aspidoras taurus
linked to: Aspidoras
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
preferredWaterHardness soft to moderately hard
preferredWaterpH slightly acidic to neutral
preferredWaterTemperature tropical
relatedTo Corydoras
Scleromystax
reproduction egg-laying
respiration air-gulping capability
socialBehavior shoaling
subfamily Corydoradinae
linked to: Callichthyidae
taxonRank genus
typeOf armored catfish
freshwater fish
usedAs aquarium fish
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Callichthyidae containsGenus Aspidoras
Aspidoras notableSpecies Aspidoras pauciradiatus
linked to: Aspidoras
Aspidoras notableSpecies Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
linked to: Aspidoras
Aspidoras notableSpecies Aspidoras taurus
linked to: Aspidoras
Aspidoras notableSpecies Aspidoras raimundi
linked to: Aspidoras