Cryptacanthodidae

E855076

Cryptacanthodidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as wrymouths, found in cold North Atlantic and North Pacific coastal waters.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cryptacanthodes 1
Cryptacanthodidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
behavior burrowing
bodyShape eel-like
elongate
caudalFin small caudal fin
class Actinopterygii
climate cold-temperate
commonName wrymouths
distribution North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic

North Pacific Ocean
ecologicalNiche demersal predator
environment benthic
eyePosition small eyes
feedingType carnivorous
finType ray-finned
foundIn continental shelf regions
subtidal zones
habitat coastal waters
marine waters
hasAnalFin long anal fin
hasDorsalFin long continuous dorsal fin
hasGillCover operculum
hasMember Cryptacanthodes
linked to: Cryptacanthodidae
hasVertebralColumn true
jawOrientation oblique mouth
kingdom Animalia
locomotion swimming
order Perciformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
scientificNameAuthorship Gill, 1863
linked to: Gill
skeletonType bony
subclass Neopterygii
substratePreference muddy bottoms
soft sediments
superclass Osteichthyes
taxonRank family
waterType saltwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Zoarcoidei hasMemberFamily Cryptacanthodidae
Cryptacanthodidae hasMember Cryptacanthodes
linked to: Cryptacanthodidae