Psychrolutidae

E241995

Psychrolutidae is a family of deep-sea marine fishes, commonly known as blobfishes, characterized by their gelatinous bodies and adaptation to high-pressure ocean environments.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Psychrolutidae canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adapted to high-pressure environments ⓘ
low-density tissues ⓘ
reduced musculature ⓘ
soft bones ⓘ
bodyComposition gelatinous body ⓘ
bodyShape tadpole-like ⓘ
buoyancyMechanism gelatinous tissue slightly less dense than seawater ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
coloration pale ⓘ
pinkish ⓘ
commercialValue low ⓘ
commonName blobfishes ⓘ
depthRange typically several hundred to over 1000 meters ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
environment marine ⓘ
feedingType opportunistic predator ⓘ
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion mostly sedentary ⓘ
weak swimmers ⓘ
namedAfterGenus Psychrolutes ⓘ
notableSpecies Psychrolutes marcidus ⓘ
Psychrolutes microporos ⓘ
Psychrolutes phrictus ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
parentalCare egg guarding by adults in some species ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
scientificInterest example of extreme deep-sea adaptation ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation adapted to low-light conditions ⓘ
sizeRange small to medium-sized fishes ⓘ
skin loose skin ⓘ
snout large head with blunt snout ⓘ
superfamily Cottoidea ⓘ
linked to: Cottoidei
swimBladder absent or reduced ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
threats deep-sea trawling bycatch ⓘ
vernacularNameUsage "blobfish" often refers to members of this family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Psychrolutidae ⓘ
Cottoidei → includes → Psychrolutidae ⓘ
Psychrolutes marcidus → family → Psychrolutidae ⓘ
Psychrolutes microporos → family → Psychrolutidae ⓘ
Psychrolutes → family → Psychrolutidae ⓘ
Psychrolutes marcidus → family → Psychrolutidae ⓘ
subject linked to: Psychrolutes