Gonorynchiformes

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Gonorynchiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes milkfish and their relatives, characterized by specialized jaw and sensory structures and typically inhabiting marine and brackish waters.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gonorynchiformes canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of fishes ⓘ
ray-finned fish order ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName gonorynchiform fishes ⓘ
economicImportance food fish (via milkfish aquaculture) ⓘ
feedingType detritivorous (in some species) ⓘ
planktivorous (in many species) ⓘ
fossilRecord Cenozoic ⓘ
Cretaceous ⓘ
geographicDistribution Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
subtropical regions ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ
hasCharacteristic cycloid scales in many species ⓘ
elongate body in many species ⓘ
epibranchial organ associated with anterior vertebrae ⓘ
modified anterior ribs and vertebrae ⓘ
presence of a primitive Weberian-like apparatus ⓘ
specialized jaw structures ⓘ
specialized sensory structures ⓘ
toothless or reduced-tooth jaws in many species ⓘ
includes Chanidae ⓘ
Chanos chanos ⓘ
linked to: Bangus (milkfish)

Gonorynchidae ⓘ
Kneriidae ⓘ
Phractolaemidae ⓘ
includesCommonName milkfish ⓘ
includesHabitat coastal waters ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ
freshwater habitats (in some families) ⓘ
lagoons ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalEcology some species have pelagic larvae ⓘ
notableGenus Chanos ⓘ
Gonorynchus ⓘ
Kneria ⓘ
Phractolaemus ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy ichthyologists ⓘ
relatedTo Ostariophysi ⓘ
reproduction many species spawn in marine waters ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation enhanced connection between swim bladder and inner ear ⓘ
subclass Teleostei ⓘ
taxonomicStatus extant order of fishes ⓘ
typicalHabitat brackish waters ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Ostariophysi → includes → Gonorynchiformes ⓘ
Anotophysi → includes → Gonorynchiformes ⓘ
Bangus → order → Gonorynchiformes ⓘ
subject linked to: Bangus (milkfish)