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Subfamily Centromochlinae |
The driftwood catfishes are catfishes of the family Auchenipteridae. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes. Catfish ( order Siluriformes) are a very diverse group of bony Fish. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Asterophysus batrachus, the Gulper Catfish is a Species of Catfish ( order Siluriformes of the family Auchenipteridae Auchenipterichthys is a Genus of Catfishes ( order Siluriformes of the family Auchenipteridae. Entomocorus is a Genus of Catfishes ( order Siluriformes of the family Auchenipteridae. Pseudotatia parva is a Species of Catfish ( order Siluriformes of the family Auchenipteridae. Tocantinsia piresi is a Species of Catfish ( order Siluriformes of the family Auchenipteridae, and is the only species Catfish ( order Siluriformes) are a very diverse group of bony Fish.
The two genera of the family Ageneiosidae have been placed here, resulting in a grouping of about 60 species in about 19 genera. [1]
These fish are found in rivers from Panama to Argentina. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. [1] They are commonly found in river flood plains. [2]
All but one species have three pairs of barbels, with the nasal barbels absent. A barbel on a Fish is a slender whiskerlike tactile organ near the Mouth. The adipose is rarely absent, but is very small. [1] While Ageneiosus inermis is known to reach 59 centimetres in length, most are small, with some species not known at any longer than 3 cm. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth [1] Internal insemination is probable for all species. [1]
Auchenipterids are nocturnal. As an Animal behavior, nocturnality describes sleeping during the Daytime and being active at Night - the opposite of the diurnal Some of the smaller species are known to hide in logs and crevices during the day and come out to feed during the night. Some larger species can consume fruits and insects and are probably omnivorous. Omnivores (from Latin omne all everything vorare to devour are species that eat both Plants and Animals as their primary Fish of this family seem to feed primarily on insects, but fish, shrimp, fruit, and even filamentous algae and other plant material may be consumed, at least occasionally. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh Algae ( sing. alga are a large and diverse group of simple typically Autotrophic organisms ranging from Unicellular to Multicellular forms [2]
External links
- "Auchenipteridae". FishBase. FishBase is a comprehensive Database of information about Fish. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. Mar 2007 version. N. p. : FishBase, 2007.
References
- ^ a b c d e Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. Fishes of the World by Joseph S Nelson is a standard reference for Fish Systematics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. John Wiley & Sons Inc, also referred to as Wiley, is a global Publishing company that markets its products to professionals and consumers students and instructors ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
- ^ a b Rodriguez, Marco A. ; Richardson, Susan E. ; Lewis, William M. Jr. (1990). "Nocturnal Behavior and Aspects of the Ecology of a Driftwood Catfish, Entomocorus gameroi (Auchenipteridae)". Biotropica 22 (4): 435-438.
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