Esociformes

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Esociformes is an order of primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes pikes and mudminnows, known for their elongated bodies and predatory habits.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Esociformes canonical 7
Esocidae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of fishes ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyShape elongated ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse food fish ⓘ
diet amphibians ⓘ
aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
fish ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
distribution Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
ecologicalRole top or meso predators in freshwater ecosystems ⓘ
eggLayingHabitat vegetation ⓘ
feedingType predatory ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
hasFossilRecordSince Cretaceous ⓘ
higherClassification Teleostei ⓘ
linked to: Actinopterygii
includesCommonNameGroup mudminnows ⓘ
muskellunge ⓘ
pickerels ⓘ
pikes ⓘ
includesFamily Esocidae ⓘ
Umbridae ⓘ
includesGenus Esox ⓘ
Umbra ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion undulatory body and caudal fin movements ⓘ
namedAfterGenus Esox ⓘ
notableMorphologicalFeature dorsal fin set far back on body ⓘ
large mouth with sharp teeth ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy modern ichthyological classification ⓘ
recreationalUse sport fishing ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation well-developed lateral line system ⓘ
subphylum Vertebrata ⓘ
superorder Protacanthopterygii ⓘ
swimmingBehavior ambush predator ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
typeSpeciesOfIncludedGenus Esox lucius ⓘ
linked to: Esox

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salmoniformes → relatedTo → Esociformes ⓘ
northern pike → family → Esocidae ⓘ
linked to: Esociformes
northern pike → order → Esociformes ⓘ
Esox → order → Esociformes ⓘ
Esocidae → order → Esociformes ⓘ
Umbridae → order → Esociformes ⓘ
Umbra → order → Esociformes ⓘ
Protacanthopterygii → hasMember → Esociformes ⓘ