Cymbacephalus

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Cymbacephalus is a genus of marine flathead fishes known for their elongated bodies, broad flattened heads, and benthic lifestyle in Indo-Pacific coastal waters.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus ⓘ
fish species ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
associatedWithHabitat muddy bottoms ⓘ
sandy bottoms ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
belongsToFamily Platycephalidae ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
camouflageStrategy substrate matching coloration ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName flatheads ⓘ
distribution Indo-Pacific ⓘ
ecologicalNiche demersal predator ⓘ
environment saltwater ⓘ
family Platycephalidae ⓘ
feedingType ambush predator ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
foundIn subtropical marine waters ⓘ
tropical marine waters ⓘ
genus Cymbacephalus ⓘ
Cymbacephalus ⓘ
Cymbacephalus ⓘ
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
coastal waters ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ
hasHeadFeature large mouth ⓘ
upward-facing eyes ⓘ
hasMorphology camouflaged body coloration ⓘ
dorsoventrally flattened head ⓘ
hasSpecies Cymbacephalus beauforti ⓘ
linked to: Cymbacephalus

Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus ⓘ
Cymbacephalus staigeri ⓘ
linked to: Cymbacephalus
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
headShape broad flattened head ⓘ
isEctothermic true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle benthic ⓘ
locomotion bottom-dwelling swimming ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
region Indo-West Pacific ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
trophicLevel predatory fish ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Platycephalidae → notableGenus → Cymbacephalus ⓘ
Cymbacephalus → hasSpecies → Cymbacephalus beauforti ⓘ
linked to: Cymbacephalus
Cymbacephalus → hasSpecies → Cymbacephalus staigeri ⓘ
linked to: Cymbacephalus
Cymbacephalus beauforti → genus → Cymbacephalus ⓘ
subject linked to: Cymbacephalus
Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus → genus → Cymbacephalus ⓘ
subject linked to: Cymbacephalus
Cymbacephalus staigeri → genus → Cymbacephalus ⓘ
subject linked to: Cymbacephalus