Syacium

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Syacium is a genus of lefteye flounders, a group of bottom-dwelling flatfishes found primarily in coastal and continental shelf waters of the Americas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Syacium canonical 1
Syacium papillosum 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of fish
taxon
benthosAssociation demersal
bodyForm flatfish
class Actinopterygii
commonName lefteye flounders
development metamorphosis from larval to flatfish form
ecologicalRole benthic predator
eyePosition left side
family Paralichthyidae
finType ray-finned
habitat coastal waters
continental shelf waters
hasSpecies Syacium cf. papillosum
Syacium gunteri
Syacium latifrons
Syacium longidorsale
Syacium maculiferum
linked to: Syacium micrurum

Syacium micrurum
Syacium ovale
Syacium papillosum
linked to: Syacium
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle bottom-dwelling
locomotion swimming
nativeRange Americas
eastern Pacific Ocean
western Atlantic Ocean
order Pleuronectiformes
parentTaxon Paralichthyidae
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
skeletonType bony
symmetry asymmetrical adult body
taxonRank genus
trophicLevel carnivorous

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Paralichthyidae notableGenus Syacium
Syacium hasSpecies Syacium papillosum
linked to: Syacium