Scomberesocidae

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Scomberesocidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as sauries, characterized by their elongated bodies and beak-like jaws, found in temperate and tropical oceans.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Scomberesocidae canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern schooling fishes ⓘ
bodyFeature slender body ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
caudalFin deeply forked tail ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName sauries ⓘ
diet small crustaceans ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
distribution Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
economicUse bait fish ⓘ
food fish ⓘ
eggCharacteristic pelagic eggs ⓘ
environment open ocean ⓘ
feedingType planktivorous ⓘ
small nekton feeders ⓘ
finCharacteristic small anal fin ⓘ
small dorsal fin ⓘ
habitat marine environment ⓘ
temperate oceans ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ
includesGenus Cololabis ⓘ
Scomberesox ⓘ
jawMorphology beak-like jaws ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle pelagic ⓘ
locomotion active swimmers ⓘ
notableSpecies Cololabis saira ⓘ
linked to: Cololabis

Scomberesox saurus ⓘ
linked to: Scomberesox
order Beloniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
snoutFeature projecting lower jaw ⓘ
projecting upper jaw ⓘ
swimmingLevel near-surface waters ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
temperaturePreference temperate waters ⓘ
tropical waters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Beloniformes → includesFamily → Scomberesocidae ⓘ
Cololabis → parentTaxon → Scomberesocidae ⓘ
Cololabis → family → Scomberesocidae ⓘ
Scomberesox → family → Scomberesocidae ⓘ