Plectrogeniidae

E243801

Plectrogeniidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, known for their bottom-dwelling habits and spiny, often well-camouflaged bodies.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Plectrogeniidae canonical 3
Scytalinidae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
associatedSubstrate muddy bottoms ⓘ
sandy bottoms ⓘ
soft bottoms ⓘ
bodyFeature spiny body ⓘ
well-camouflaged body ⓘ
bodyShape scorpaenoid ⓘ
camouflageType substrate matching ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName plectrogeniid fishes ⓘ
containsGenus Bembradium ⓘ
Plectrogenium ⓘ
defenseMechanism spines ⓘ
distribution Indo-Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalRole demersal predators ⓘ
environment benthic ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
habitat marine ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle bottom-dwelling ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
sizeDescriptor small family ⓘ
skeletonType bony fishes ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Plectrogeniidae ⓘ
Zoarcoidei → hasMemberFamily → Scytalinidae ⓘ
linked to: Plectrogeniidae
Plectrogenium → family → Plectrogeniidae ⓘ
Plectrogenium → belongsTo → Plectrogeniidae ⓘ