Blennioidei

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Blennioidei is a suborder of small, often bottom-dwelling marine fishes commonly known as blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, reduced or absent scales, and frequently elaborate head appendages.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Blennioidei canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish suborder ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
behavior cryptic and bottom-associated ⓘ
territorial in many species ⓘ
bodyCovering reduced scales ⓘ
scaleless skin ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName blennies ⓘ
containsFamily Blenniidae ⓘ
Chaenopsidae ⓘ
Clinidae ⓘ
Dactyloscopidae ⓘ
Labrisomidae ⓘ
Pholidichthyidae ⓘ
Tripterygiidae ⓘ
diet carnivorous on small invertebrates ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature cirri on head ⓘ
continuous dorsal fin ⓘ
elaborate head appendages ⓘ
relatively large pectoral fins ⓘ
ecologicalRole algae grazer ⓘ
benthic invertebrate predator ⓘ
geographicDistribution subtropical seas ⓘ
temperate seas ⓘ
tropical seas ⓘ
habitat coastal waters ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
intertidal zone ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
jawMorphology often with comb-like teeth ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion benthic hopping or scooting ⓘ
parentalCare male nest guarding (in many species) ⓘ
parentTaxon Perciformes ⓘ
Percomorpha ⓘ
linked to: Acanthomorpha
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation well-developed eyes ⓘ
sizeCharacteristic small-bodied fishes ⓘ
subphylum Vertebrata ⓘ
superorder Acanthopterygii ⓘ
taxonRank suborder ⓘ
typicalLifestyle bottom-dwelling ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Perciformes → hasSuborder → Blennioidei ⓘ
Zoarcidae → relatedTo → Blennioidei ⓘ