family Rhyacichthyidae

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The family Rhyacichthyidae is a small, primitive group of goby-like fishes known as loach gobies, typically inhabiting fast-flowing freshwater streams in parts of Asia and the Pacific.

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Label Occurrences
family Rhyacichthyidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adapted to strong currents ⓘ
bodyShape elongate ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName loach gobies ⓘ
conservationConcern vulnerable to habitat alteration ⓘ
containsGenus Protogobiesox ⓘ
Rhyacichthys ⓘ
describedAs primitive goby-like fishes ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic insectivores ⓘ
environment freshwater ⓘ
finMorphology goby-like pelvic fins ⓘ
geographicDistribution Asia ⓘ
New Guinea region ⓘ
linked to: New Guinea

Pacific region ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
habitat fast-flowing freshwater streams ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
hasCommonNamePattern loach goby ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion benthic ⓘ
memberOf Gobiiformes ⓘ
order Gobiiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Gobiidae ⓘ
Odontobutidae ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
scientificName Rhyacichthyidae ⓘ
sizeOfFamily small number of species ⓘ
substrateAssociation rocky stream beds ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Rhyacichthys ⓘ
waterCurrentPreference rheophilic ⓘ

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

Gobioidei → includes → family Rhyacichthyidae ⓘ