Histrio

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Histrio is a genus of frogfishes known for their camouflaged, warty appearance and ambush predation in marine environments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Histrio histrio 3
Histrio canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Antennariidae ⓘ
camouflageType cryptic coloration ⓘ
mimicry of floating algae or debris ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName frogfishes ⓘ
describedAs genus of frogfishes ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ
distribution Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
floating Sargassum habitats ⓘ
ecologicalNiche ambush predator ⓘ
environment open-ocean floating weed mats ⓘ
reef-associated areas ⓘ
family Antennariidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior sit-and-wait predation ⓘ
feedingStrategy gape-and-suck feeding ⓘ
habitat marine environment ⓘ
subtropical oceans ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ
hasCommonName sargassumfish (for Histrio histrio) ⓘ
hasSpecies Histrio histrio ⓘ
linked to: Histrio
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion benthic crawling ⓘ
short swimming bursts ⓘ
morphologicalCharacteristic camouflaged body ⓘ
globose body shape ⓘ
large mouth ⓘ
modified pectoral fins used for walking or gripping ⓘ
warty appearance ⓘ
order Lophiiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Antennariidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction marine fish with external fertilization ⓘ
pelagic eggs ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation use of lure-like structures to attract prey ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Histrio histrio ⓘ
linked to: Histrio

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Antennariidae → containsGenus → Histrio ⓘ
Sargassum fish → scientificName → Histrio histrio ⓘ
linked to: Histrio
Histrio → typeSpecies → Histrio histrio ⓘ
linked to: Histrio
Histrio → hasSpecies → Histrio histrio ⓘ
linked to: Histrio