Pataecidae

E242002

Pataecidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes known as Australian prowfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies and association with rocky reefs and coastal habitats.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pataecidae canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
association coastal reef communities ⓘ
reef-associated fishes ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Australasian realm ⓘ
bodyShape laterally compressed ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
climateZone subtropical ⓘ
temperate ⓘ
commonName Australian prowfishes ⓘ
containsTaxon Aetapcus ⓘ
Neopataecus ⓘ
Pataecus ⓘ
distribution Australian waters ⓘ
ecologicalRole reef predator ⓘ
environment temperate marine ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
geologicalTime extant ⓘ
habitat coastal waters ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
hasCharacteristic association with sessile invertebrates ⓘ
camouflage among sponges and algae ⓘ
cryptic coloration ⓘ
highly compressed body ⓘ
laterally compressed head and body ⓘ
infraclass Teleostei ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle benthic ⓘ
locomotion slow-swimming ⓘ
namedAfter genus Pataecus ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
region Indo-Pacific ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Pacific region
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
skeletonType bony fishes ⓘ
subclass Neopterygii ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
trophicLevel mesopredator ⓘ
typeGenus Pataecus ⓘ
waterType saltwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Pataecidae ⓘ
Pataecus → family → Pataecidae ⓘ
Pataecus → belongsTo → Pataecidae ⓘ
Aetapcus → parentTaxon → Pataecidae ⓘ
Aetapcus → family → Pataecidae ⓘ