Chaenopsidae

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Chaenopsidae is a family of small, often elongate and tube-dwelling blennies found primarily in tropical and subtropical marine waters of the Americas.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chaenopsidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyShape often elongate ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
climatePreference subtropical waters ⓘ
tropical waters ⓘ
commonName chaenopsid blennies ⓘ
tube blennies ⓘ
containsGenus Acanthemblemaria ⓘ
Chaenopsis ⓘ
Coralliozetus ⓘ
Emblemaria ⓘ
Neoclinus ⓘ
linked to: Heteroclinus
describedAs a family of small blennies ⓘ
diet small crustaceans ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
ecologicalRole prey for larger reef fishes ⓘ
small reef predators ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
finMorphology continuous dorsal fin ⓘ
reduced or absent scales ⓘ
geographicDistribution Americas ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
western Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
habitat marine waters ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
notableTrait males often have enlarged head crests or cirri ⓘ
many species show strong sexual dimorphism ⓘ
order Blenniiformes ⓘ
parentalCare male egg guarding ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy FishBase ⓘ
World Register of Marine Species ⓘ
relatedTo Blenniidae ⓘ
Labrisomidae ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
researchUse model for studies of parental care in fishes ⓘ
model for studies of sexual selection ⓘ
size small-bodied fishes ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalBehavior tube-dwelling ⓘ
typicalColoration cryptic coloration ⓘ
typicalMicrohabitat coral reefs ⓘ
empty mollusk shells ⓘ
empty worm tubes ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Blennioidei → containsFamily → Chaenopsidae ⓘ