Cryptacanthodidae

E855076

Cryptacanthodidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as wrymouths, found in cold North Atlantic and North Pacific coastal waters.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cryptacanthodes 1
Cryptacanthodidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
behavior burrowing ⓘ
bodyShape eel-like ⓘ
elongate ⓘ
caudalFin small caudal fin ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
climate cold-temperate ⓘ
commonName wrymouths ⓘ
distribution North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic

North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalNiche demersal predator ⓘ
environment benthic ⓘ
eyePosition small eyes ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
foundIn continental shelf regions ⓘ
subtidal zones ⓘ
habitat coastal waters ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ
hasAnalFin long anal fin ⓘ
hasDorsalFin long continuous dorsal fin ⓘ
hasGillCover operculum ⓘ
hasMember Cryptacanthodes ⓘ
linked to: Cryptacanthodidae
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
jawOrientation oblique mouth ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
order Perciformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Gill, 1863 ⓘ
linked to: Gill
skeletonType bony ⓘ
subclass Neopterygii ⓘ
substratePreference muddy bottoms ⓘ
soft sediments ⓘ
superclass Osteichthyes ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
waterType saltwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Zoarcoidei → hasMemberFamily → Cryptacanthodidae ⓘ
Cryptacanthodidae → hasMember → Cryptacanthodes ⓘ
linked to: Cryptacanthodidae