Echinophryne

E867242

Echinophryne is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling frogfishes known for their camouflaged, warty appearance and ambush predation in marine environments.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Echinophryne canonical 1
Echinophryne crassispina 1
Echinophryne mitchellii 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
associatedWith rocky reefs ⓘ
sandy substrates ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
behavior benthic camouflage ⓘ
sit-and-wait predation ⓘ
belongsToGroup anglerfishes ⓘ
bloodTemperature cold-blooded ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
camouflageType cryptic coloration ⓘ
resemblance to sponges and algae ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName frogfishes ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ
ecologicalNiche bottom-dwelling fish ⓘ
environment temperate marine waters ⓘ
family Antennariidae ⓘ
feedingAdaptation protrusible jaws for rapid suction feeding ⓘ
feedingType ambush predator ⓘ
geographicDistribution coastal waters of southern Australia ⓘ
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
includesTaxon Echinophryne crassispina ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne

Echinophryne mitchellii ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne

Echinophryne reynoldsi ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion walking on fins along the seafloor ⓘ
morphologicalCharacteristic camouflaged body ⓘ
globose body shape ⓘ
large mouth ⓘ
modified pectoral fins for walking on substrate ⓘ
warty appearance ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
notableFeature highly camouflaged, warty skin used for concealment ⓘ
order Lophiiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Antennariidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction marine fish reproduction with eggs ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation well-developed lateral line system ⓘ
skeletonType bony skeleton ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
thermoregulation ectothermic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Antennariidae → containsGenus → Echinophryne ⓘ
Antennariidae → containsGenus → Phyllophryne ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne
Echinophryne → includesTaxon → Echinophryne crassispina ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne
Echinophryne → includesTaxon → Echinophryne reynoldsi ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne
Echinophryne → includesTaxon → Echinophryne mitchellii ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne