Hypsidoris
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hypsidoris-181-16674349
title:
Hypsidoris
text:
Hypsidoris is an extinct genus of catfish, classified within its own family Hypsidoridae, from the Eocene epoch of North America. Hypsidoris was about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long, and looked similar to the modern catfish, also possessing sensitive barbels used to detect prey in murky waters. It also had a vibration-sensitive organ called the Weberian apparatus, which consisted of specialized vertebrae at the front of the spinal column which passed vibrations to the inner ear, using the swim bla
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of fishes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypsidoris
date created:
2006-06-11T20:45:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T23:41:18Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Hypsidoris_AMNH.jpg","width":1529,"height":627}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16