Normanichthyidae

E241997

Normanichthyidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, known for their bottom-dwelling habits along the southeastern Pacific coast.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Normanichthyidae canonical 4
Normanichthyoidei 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade Euteleostei ⓘ
Teleostei ⓘ
linked to: Actinopterygii
bodyShape elongate ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName Normanichthyid fishes ⓘ
containsGenus Normanichthys ⓘ
containsSpecies Normanichthys crockeri ⓘ
linked to: Normanichthys
distribution southeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalNiche demersal fish ⓘ
environment saltwater ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Greek ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
foundOnContinentalShelf true ⓘ
geographicRegion coastal waters off Chile ⓘ
habitat benthic ⓘ
marine ⓘ
hasJaws true ⓘ
hasScales true ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
isExtant true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lateralLineSystem present ⓘ
lifestyle bottom-dwelling ⓘ
locomotion fins ⓘ
monotypic true ⓘ
namedAfter John Roxborough Norman ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
salinityPreference marine salinity ⓘ
sensorySystem well-developed lateral line ⓘ
skeletonComposition ossified bone ⓘ
skeletonType bony ⓘ
subclass Neopterygii ⓘ
superclass Osteichthyes ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
trophicLevel predator ⓘ
typeGenus Normanichthys ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Normanichthyidae ⓘ
Scorpaeniformes → includes → Normanichthyoidei ⓘ
linked to: Normanichthyidae
Normanichthys → parentTaxon → Normanichthyidae ⓘ
Normanichthys → family → Normanichthyidae ⓘ
Normanichthys crockeri → family → Normanichthyidae ⓘ
subject linked to: Normanichthys