Anoplopomatidae

E241989

Anoplopomatidae is a small family of deep-sea marine fishes, including sablefish and skilfish, known for their commercial importance and occurrence in cold North Pacific waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
bodyType elongate body
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse food fish
commonName sablefishes and skilfishes
containsTaxon Anoplopoma fimbria
Erilepis zonifer
depthRange deep waters
distribution Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean

cold waters
economicImportance commercial fisheries
environment saltwater
feedingType benthic predator
finFeature two dorsal fins
fisheriesRegion Alaska
Japan
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
fleshCharacteristic high fat content
habitat continental slope
deep sea
marine
includesCommonName sablefish
skilfish
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
namedAfter genus Anoplopoma
notableSpecies sablefish
skilfish
order Perciformes
Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
scientificNameAuthorship Theodore Gill
taxonomicRank family

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Scorpaeniformes includes Anoplopomatidae