Agonus cataphractus

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Agonus cataphractus is a small, bottom-dwelling marine fish known as the hooknose, characterized by its bony armor plates and found in cold North Atlantic coastal waters.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Agonus 1
Agonus cataphractus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
marine organism
behavior benthic foraging
bodyShape elongated body
class Actinopterygii
commonName hook-nose
hooknose
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
diet benthic invertebrates
small crustaceans
distribution European coastal waters
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic

northeastern Atlantic Ocean
ecologicalNiche demersal fish
environment temperate marine
family Agonidae
feedingType benthic invertebrate feeder
foundIn continental shelf areas
shallow coastal zones
genus Agonus
linked to: Agonus cataphractus
habitat benthic zone
coastal waters
marine environment
hasGillCovers true
hasScales modified bony plates instead of typical scales
hasVertebralColumn true
kingdom Animalia
locomotion bottom-dwelling
morphologicalFeature armored body rings
bony armor plates
hooked snout
small mouth
tubular snout
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
salinityPreference marine salinity
sensoryAdaptation bottom-feeding adaptations
sizeClass small fish
skeletonComposition ossified bone
skeletonType bony fish
taxonRank species
temperaturePreference cold waters
waterType saltwater

How these facts were elicited

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

Agonidae includes Agonus cataphractus
Agonus cataphractus genus Agonus
linked to: Agonus cataphractus