Agonidae
E241992
Agonidae is a family of bottom-dwelling marine fishes, commonly known as poachers, characterized by bony armor plates and found primarily in cold northern waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agonidae canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | bony armor plates ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated body
ⓘ
slender body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialImportance | low ⓘ |
| commonName | poachers ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | most species not globally threatened ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
polychaete worms ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
prey for larger fishes ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| foundOn |
continental shelf
ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ |
| habitat |
benthic zone
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
camouflage coloration
ⓘ
often rests on seafloor ⓘ subterminal mouth in many species ⓘ |
| includes |
Agonus cataphractus
ⓘ
Hypsagonus quadricornis ⓘ Leptagonus decagonus ⓘ Podothecus accipenserinus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | bottom-dwelling ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | several hundred meters ⓘ |
| movement | demersal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Charles Lucien Bonaparte ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
heavily armored with bony plates
ⓘ
reduced or absent swim bladder in many species ⓘ |
| order | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| researchUse | study of benthic fish adaptations ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonomicGroup |
Scorpaeniformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Scorpaenoidei
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalClimate | cold waters ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.