Platycephalidae

E241991

Platycephalidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as flatheads, characterized by their flattened heads and bottom-dwelling habits in coastal waters.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Platycephalidae canonical 1
Platycephaloidei 1
Platycephalus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
behavior ambush predator
belongsToSubphylum Vertebrata
bodyShape dorsoventrally flattened head
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse food fish
commonName flatheads
diet crustaceans
small fishes
distribution Australian coastal waters
Indo-Pacific region
ecologicalRole demersal predator
feedingType carnivorous
finType caudal fin
pectoral fins
pelvic fins
soft dorsal fin
spiny dorsal fin
hasCharacteristic benthic
bottom-dwelling
cryptic coloration
elongate body
flattened head
marine
ray-finned
hasEconomicImportance commercial fisheries
recreational fishing
hasHabitat coastal waters
continental shelf
muddy bottoms
sandy bottoms
seagrass beds
hasMorphologicalFeature camouflaged coloration
large mouth
upward-facing eyes
kingdom Animalia
notableGenus Cymbacephalus
Onigocia
Platycephalidae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Platycephalus

Thysanophrys
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
taxonRank family
typicalDepthRange continental shelf depths
shallow coastal waters

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Scorpaeniformes includes Platycephalidae
Scorpaeniformes includes Platycephalidae
this entity surface form: Platycephaloidei
Platycephalidae notableGenus Platycephalidae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Platycephalus