Acanthuroidei

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Acanthuroidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes that includes surgeonfishes, tangs, and their relatives, many of which are characterized by laterally compressed bodies and sharp spines near the tail.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Acanthuriformes 5
Acanthurinae 1
Acanthuroidei canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish suborder ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyShape deep-bodied ⓘ
oval ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
distribution Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indo-Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
ecologicalRole reef-associated fishes ⓘ
finType spiny-rayed ⓘ
habitat subtropical oceans ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ
hasCharacteristic laterally compressed body ⓘ
marine ⓘ
ray-finned ⓘ
sharp spines near tail ⓘ
importance ecologically important grazers on coral reefs ⓘ
includes popular marine aquarium fishes ⓘ
includes species of commercial fisheries interest ⓘ
includes Acanthuridae ⓘ
Ephippidae ⓘ
Luvaridae ⓘ
Scatophagidae ⓘ
Siganidae ⓘ
Zanclidae ⓘ
surgeonfishes ⓘ
tangs ⓘ
unicornfishes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalStage pelagic ⓘ
order Acanthuriformes ⓘ
linked to: Acanthuroidei
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior schooling ⓘ
subphylum Vertebrata ⓘ
superorder Acanthopterygii ⓘ
swimmingBehavior diurnal ⓘ
tailSpineLocation caudal peduncle ⓘ
tailSpineType scalpel-like spine ⓘ
taxonomicRank suborder ⓘ
typicalDiet algae ⓘ
detritus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Perciformes → hasSuborder → Acanthuroidei ⓘ
Acanthuroidei → order → Acanthuriformes ⓘ
linked to: Acanthuroidei
Paracanthurus hepatus → order → Acanthuriformes ⓘ
linked to: Acanthuroidei
Zanclidae → order → Acanthuriformes ⓘ
linked to: Acanthuroidei
Acanthuridae → order → Acanthuriformes ⓘ
linked to: Acanthuroidei
Acanthuridae → hasSubfamily → Acanthurinae ⓘ
linked to: Acanthuroidei
Moorish idol → order → Acanthuriformes ⓘ
linked to: Acanthuroidei