Ogcocephalidae

E247614

Ogcocephalidae is a family of benthic anglerfish commonly known as batfishes, characterized by their flattened bodies and modified pectoral fins used for walking along the seafloor.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ogcocephalidae canonical 14
Ogcocephalus 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyShape dorsoventrally flattened body ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName batfishes ⓘ
contains Coelophrys ⓘ
linked to: Zanclorhynchus

Dibranchus ⓘ
Halicmetus ⓘ
Halieutaea ⓘ
Malthopsis ⓘ
Ogcocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Ogcocephalidae

Pseudobatos ⓘ
Solocisquama ⓘ
Zalieutes ⓘ
depthRange shallow coastal waters to deep sea ⓘ
distinguishingFeature broad, arm-like pectoral fins ⓘ
highly compressed, disk-like body ⓘ
illicium used as a lure ⓘ
reduced swim bladder ⓘ
small upturned mouth ⓘ
tubercle-covered skin in many species ⓘ
distribution subtropical oceans ⓘ
temperate oceans ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic predator ⓘ
environment marine ⓘ
feedingType ambush predator ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ
finMorphology modified pectoral fins for walking ⓘ
modified pelvic fins for walking ⓘ
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ
hasVernacularName batfish family ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle demersal ⓘ
locomotion short hops along substrate ⓘ
walking on seafloor ⓘ
namedBy Theodore Gill ⓘ
order Lophiiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Antennariidae ⓘ
Lophiidae ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation well-developed lateral line system ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

Lophiiformes → notableFamily → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Ogcocephalidae → contains → Ogcocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Ogcocephalidae
Halieutaea → parentTaxon → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Halieutaea → family → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Halieutaea → belongsTo → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Dibranchus → parentTaxon → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Dibranchus → family → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Dibranchus → relatedTo → Ogcocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Ogcocephalidae
Zalieutes → parentTaxon → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Zalieutes → family → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Solocisquama → parentTaxon → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Solocisquama → family → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Malthopsis → parentTaxon → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Malthopsis → family → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Halicmetus → parentTaxon → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ
Halicmetus → family → Ogcocephalidae ⓘ