Labroidei

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Labroidei is a suborder of mostly marine perciform fishes that includes wrasses, parrotfishes, and cichlids, known for their diverse morphologies and complex behaviors.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Labroidei canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish suborder ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
characteristic complex behaviors ⓘ
diverse morphologies ⓘ
elaborate courtship behaviors ⓘ
parental care in many species ⓘ
specialized dentition ⓘ
territorial behavior ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
distribution subtropical regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ
ecologicalRole algae grazers ⓘ
coral bioeroders ⓘ
invertebrate predators ⓘ
economicImportance important in aquarium trade ⓘ
important in artisanal fisheries ⓘ
important in commercial fisheries ⓘ
feedingEcology carnivorous species ⓘ
herbivorous species ⓘ
omnivorous species ⓘ
habitat freshwater environments ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ
includesFamily Cichlidae ⓘ
Labridae ⓘ
Scaridae ⓘ
includesGroup cichlids ⓘ
parrotfishes ⓘ
wrasses ⓘ
infraclass Teleostei ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalTrait pharyngeal jaw specializations in many species ⓘ
protractile jaws in many species ⓘ
notableFor high species diversity ⓘ
rapid evolutionary radiations in cichlids ⓘ
notableRole important reef-associated fishes ⓘ
parentTaxon Perciformes ⓘ
Percomorpha ⓘ
linked to: Acanthomorpha
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction mostly oviparous ⓘ
scientificStudyField ichthyology ⓘ
socialStructure often form complex social hierarchies ⓘ
subclass Neopterygii ⓘ
taxonRank suborder ⓘ
typicalEnvironment coral reefs ⓘ

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

Perciformes → hasSuborder → Labroidei ⓘ