Labrisomidae

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Labrisomidae is a family of small, often cryptically colored marine fishes commonly known as labrisomid blennies, typically found in shallow coastal and reef habitats of the Americas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Labrisomidae canonical 2
Labrisomus nuchipinnis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
behavior cryptic ⓘ
territorial ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
coloration often cryptic ⓘ
commonName labrisomid blennies ⓘ
contains Labrisomus nuchipinnis ⓘ
linked to: Labrisomidae

Malacoctenus triangulatus ⓘ
linked to: Malacoctenus

Starksia atlantica ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
polychaete worms ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
small mollusks ⓘ
distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Western Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subtropical Americas ⓘ
tropical Americas ⓘ
ecologicalRole prey for larger fishes ⓘ
small benthic predator ⓘ
finMorphology elongate dorsal fin ⓘ
reduced or absent swim bladder ⓘ
habitat coral reefs ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ
higherClassification Blenniiformes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle benthic ⓘ
microhabitat algal-covered reefs ⓘ
crevices ⓘ
rocky substrates ⓘ
morphologicalCharacteristic blunt head ⓘ
cirri on head or nape in many species ⓘ
scales present on body ⓘ
notableGenus Labrisomus ⓘ
Malacoctenus ⓘ
Paraclinus ⓘ
Starksia ⓘ
Xenomedea ⓘ
order Blenniiformes ⓘ
parentalCare male nest guarding ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy Ichthyologists ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalDepthRange shallow water ⓘ
vernacularName labrisomid blennies ⓘ
vernacularNameLanguage English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Blennioidei → containsFamily → Labrisomidae ⓘ
Labrisomidae → contains → Labrisomus nuchipinnis ⓘ
linked to: Labrisomidae
Chaenopsidae → relatedTo → Labrisomidae ⓘ