Biology:Entomocorus radiosus
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| Entomocorus radiosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
| Genus: | Entomocorus |
| Species: | E. radiosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Entomocorus radiosus R. E. dos Reis & Borges, 2006
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Entomocorus radiosus is a species of driftwood catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Rio Paraguay in the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso.[1] It is the smallest known member of its genus growing to a length of 5.3 cm. It can be distinguished from its congeners because its anal fin base is longer and has more branched anal fin rays.[1] E. radiosus is a zooplanktivore which also eats insects; this species predominantly consumes microcrustaceans (cladocerans, copepods, and ostracods), but also fed on insects (ephemeropterans, coleopterans, and hemipterans).[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Entomocorus radiosus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reis, Roberto E.; Borges, Thiago A. K. (2006). Armbruster, J. W.. ed. "The South American Catfish Genus Entomocorus (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae), with the Description of a New Species from the Paraguay River Basin". Copeia 2006 (3): 412–422. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[412:TSACGE2.0.CO;2].
Wikidata ☰ Q3759479 entry
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