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Firewood catfish

Fish

The firewood catfish is a species of South American pimelodid catfish and the sole member of the genus Sorubimichthys. It is one of hundreds of freshwater fish in the Amazon Basin that play important ecological and economic roles; known locally along the Amazon Basin as peixe-lenha, it is so named because it has little value as food and is often dried and used for firewood. Firewood catfish are also imported outside their native range as an in-demand aquarium fish. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Scientific Name
Sorubimichthys planiceps 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Siluriformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Firewood catfish

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Firewood catfish (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Amazon Rainforest, Ecosystems
Source Firewood catfish (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Bolivia

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Ecuador

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Peru

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United States

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Firewood catfish (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Firewood catfish are one of the hundreds of freshwater fish in the Amazon Basin that play important ecological and economic roles. Known by locals along the Amazon Basin as peixe-lenha, the firewood catfish is so called because it is of little eating value and is often dried and used for firewood.
  • Lead section
    Firewood catfish are imported to areas outside their native range as in-demand aquarium fish.
  • Ecology
    Firewood catfish are highly predatory and feed on nekton, primarily other fish.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 366017, target E16282
    Firewood catfish are one of the hundreds of freshwater fish in the Amazon Basin that play important ecological and economic roles.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Siluriformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Siluriformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲇形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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3. Wikipedia: Firewood catfish
WikipediaWikidata Q27095 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pimelodidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 350
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 350
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Wikidata: Firewood catfish
Child Taxon Of: Siluriformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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