Peristediidae

E241998

Peristediidae is a family of bottom-dwelling marine fishes, commonly known as armored searobins, characterized by bony plates and barbels on their chins.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Peristediidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyArmorType ossified scutes ⓘ
characteristic armored head and body ⓘ
body covered with bony plates ⓘ
chin barbels present ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
spiny fins ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName armored searobins ⓘ
armoured searobins ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ
distribution subtropical seas ⓘ
temperate seas ⓘ
tropical seas ⓘ
ecologicalRole demersal predator ⓘ
environment continental shelf ⓘ
upper continental slope ⓘ
finPosition pectoral fins large and wing-like ⓘ
habitat benthic ⓘ
marine ⓘ
hasCommonNameType searobin-like fishes ⓘ
hasScientificNameAuthorship established in 19th century ichthyology ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle bottom-dwelling ⓘ
locomotion benthic walking and swimming ⓘ
memberOf ray-finned fishes ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
subdivisionRanks genus ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
usesSensoryStructure chin barbels for detecting prey ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Peristediidae ⓘ
Triglidae → relatedTo → Peristediidae ⓘ