Agonidae

E241992

Agonidae is a family of bottom-dwelling marine fishes, commonly known as poachers, characterized by bony armor plates and found primarily in cold northern waters.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Agonidae canonical 11

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyCovering bony armor plates ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
slender body ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialImportance low ⓘ
commonName poachers ⓘ
conservationStatus most species not globally threatened ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
polychaete worms ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic predator ⓘ
prey for larger fishes ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
foundOn continental shelf ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ
hasCharacteristic camouflage coloration ⓘ
often rests on seafloor ⓘ
subterminal mouth in many species ⓘ
includes Agonus cataphractus ⓘ
Hypsagonus quadricornis ⓘ
Leptagonus decagonus ⓘ
Podothecus accipenserinus ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle bottom-dwelling ⓘ
maximumDepth several hundred meters ⓘ
movement demersal ⓘ
namedBy Charles Lucien Bonaparte ⓘ
notableTrait heavily armored with bony plates ⓘ
reduced or absent swim bladder in many species ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
researchUse study of benthic fish adaptations ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
taxonomicGroup Scorpaenoidei ⓘ
linked to: Scorpaeniformes
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalClimate cold waters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Agonidae ⓘ
Hemitripteridae → relatedTo → Agonidae ⓘ
Cottoidei → includes → Agonidae ⓘ
Agonus cataphractus → family → Agonidae ⓘ
Hemitripterus → family → Agonidae ⓘ
Hemitripterus americanus → family → Agonidae ⓘ
subject linked to: Hemitripterus
Hemitripterus villosus → family → Agonidae ⓘ
subject linked to: Hemitripterus
Blepsias → parentTaxon → Agonidae ⓘ
Blepsias → family → Agonidae ⓘ