Comephoridae

E241999

Comephoridae is a small family of deepwater Baikal oilfish, ray-finned fishes endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Comephoridae canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adapted to deepwater environment ⓘ
bodyShape elongated ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName Baikal oilfish ⓘ
containsOilRichTissues true ⓘ
distribution Lake Baikal basin ⓘ
linked to: Baikal region
ecologicalRole pelagic predator ⓘ
prey for Baikal seals ⓘ
endemicTo Lake Baikal ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
habitat deep water ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ
hasMember Comephorus baikalensis ⓘ
Comephorus dybowskii ⓘ
isEndemic true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locatedIn Russia ⓘ
Siberia ⓘ
namedAfter genus Comephorus ⓘ
nativeRange Eurasia ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
skeletonType bony ⓘ
suborder Cottoidei ⓘ
superorder Protacanthopterygii ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Comephoridae ⓘ
Cottoidei → includes → Comephoridae ⓘ
Comephorus baikalensis → family → Comephoridae ⓘ
Abyssocottidae → relatedTo → Comephoridae ⓘ