Bathydraconidae

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Bathydraconidae is a family of Antarctic dragonfishes known for their elongated bodies and adaptation to cold, deep Southern Ocean waters.

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Bathydraconidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adaptation to deep-sea pressure ⓘ
cold-water adaptation ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
clade Antarctic notothenioid fishes ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName Antarctic dragonfishes ⓘ
containsTaxon Acanthodraco ⓘ
linked to: Gymnodraco

Bathydraco ⓘ
Cygnodraco ⓘ
Gerlachea ⓘ
Gymnodraco ⓘ
Parachaenichthys ⓘ
Prionodraco ⓘ
Psilodraco ⓘ
Racovitzia ⓘ
Vomeridens ⓘ
distribution Antarctic waters ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalRole part of Antarctic benthic fish community ⓘ
environment marine ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
geographicRegion Antarctic region ⓘ
linked to: Antarctic regions
habitat benthic zone ⓘ
continental shelf and slope ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
notableTrait lack of swim bladder in many species ⓘ
reduced buoyancy adaptations ⓘ
order Notothenioidei ⓘ
Perciformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Regan, 1913 ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
superfamily Notothenioidea ⓘ
linked to: Notothenioidei
taxonRank family ⓘ
temperaturePreference cold waters ⓘ
trophicLevel mesopredator ⓘ
waterType saltwater ⓘ

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Notothenioidei → includes → Bathydraconidae ⓘ