Anarhichadidae

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Anarhichadidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as wolffishes, characterized by their elongated bodies and powerful jaws adapted for crushing hard-shelled prey in cold northern oceans.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Anarhichadidae canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation antifreeze proteins in blood (in some species) ⓘ
robust teeth for breaking shells ⓘ
strong jaw muscles for crushing prey ⓘ
commonName wolffish family ⓘ
wolffishes ⓘ
diet bivalves ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
hard-shelled invertebrates ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ
sea urchins ⓘ
foundInWaterZone subtidal zone ⓘ
upper bathyal zone ⓘ
habitat continental shelf ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ
rocky bottoms ⓘ
soft sediments ⓘ
hasCharacteristic benthic lifestyle ⓘ
cold-water adapted ⓘ
crushing dentition ⓘ
demersal ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
large canine-like teeth ⓘ
long dorsal fin ⓘ
marine ⓘ
powerful jaws ⓘ
ray-finned ⓘ
reduced or absent pelvic fins ⓘ
scaleless or sparsely scaled skin ⓘ
hasCommonUse commercial fisheries ⓘ
human food ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Anarhichas denticulatus ⓘ
Anarhichas lupus ⓘ
Anarhichas minor ⓘ
Anarrhichthys ocellatus ⓘ
hasThreat bycatch ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
nativeTo North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic

North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
cold northern oceans ⓘ
parentTaxon Actinopterygii ⓘ
Perciformes ⓘ
Teleostei ⓘ
Zoarcoidei ⓘ
reproduction guarded egg masses ⓘ
oviparous ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Zoarcoidei → hasMemberFamily → Anarhichadidae ⓘ
Ptilichthyidae → relatedTo → Anarhichadidae ⓘ
Anarhichas lupus → family → Anarhichadidae ⓘ