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African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822)

body shape

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bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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diet includes

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crustaceans
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25364

Definition: subphylum of arthropods

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mollusks
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25326

Definition: phylum of invertebrate animals

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eggs
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17147

Definition: organic vessels in which embryos first begin to develop

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birds
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5113

Definition: class of tetrapods

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amphibians
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10908

Definition: class of tetrapods, whose living forms include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians

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habitat

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freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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tropical
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204

Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl

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pelagic zone
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000208

Definition: An open ocean region.

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brackish water
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000322

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temporary aquatic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/temporaryAquatic

Definition: aquatic environment that may persist for hours or weeks before returning to a dry state

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has sexual dimorphism

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male larger
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_larger

Comment: Auto-added during harvest #67. A human needs to edit this.

Attribution: Fairbairn

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introduced range includes

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the Palearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png

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Asia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255147

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locomotion

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swimming
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0036268

Definition: Self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through water, often by means of active fin movement.

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mating system

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promiscuous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000067

Definition: A member of one sex mates with any member of the opposite sex

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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Ethiopia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/337996

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parental care

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no parental care
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_NO

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trophic guild

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omnivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509

Definition: organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals

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