Abyssocottidae

E855069

Abyssocottidae is a family of deep-water sculpin fishes, many endemic to Lake Baikal, known for their adaptation to extreme depths.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Abyssocottidae canonical 1
Abyssocottus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adapted to extreme depths ⓘ
cold-water adaptation ⓘ
pressure tolerance ⓘ
bodyShape sculpin-like ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName deep-water Baikal sculpins ⓘ
contains Abyssocottus ⓘ
linked to: Abyssocottidae

Asprocottus ⓘ
Batrachocottus ⓘ
Comephorus ⓘ
Cottinella ⓘ
Cottocomephorus ⓘ
Lethotremus ⓘ
Limnocottus ⓘ
Neocottus ⓘ
Paracottus ⓘ
Procottus ⓘ
depthRange hundreds of meters ⓘ
describedAs family of deep-water sculpins ⓘ
distribution endemic to Lake Baikal ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic predator ⓘ
environment benthic ⓘ
deep-water ⓘ
eyeAdaptation low-light adaptation ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
foundIn abyssal zone of Lake Baikal ⓘ
habitat Lake Baikal ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
memberOf Cottoidei ⓘ
nativeTo Russia ⓘ
notableFor diversification in a single lake ⓘ
high endemism in Lake Baikal ⓘ
order Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
oxygenEnvironment well-oxygenated deep water ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Comephoridae ⓘ
Cottidae ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Berg, 1906 (attribution approximate) ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
temperaturePreference cold water ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Cottoidei → includes → Abyssocottidae ⓘ
Abyssocottidae → contains → Abyssocottus ⓘ
linked to: Abyssocottidae