Normanichthyidae

E241997

Normanichthyidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, known for their bottom-dwelling habits along the southeastern Pacific coast.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Normanichthyidae canonical 1
Normanichthyoidei 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
belongsToClade Euteleostei
Actinopterygii
surface form: Teleostei
bodyShape elongate
class Actinopterygii
commonName Normanichthyid fishes
containsGenus Normanichthys
containsSpecies Normanichthys
surface form: Normanichthys crockeri
distribution Southeastern Pacific Ocean
surface form: southeastern Pacific Ocean
ecologicalNiche demersal fish
environment saltwater
etymologyLanguage Greek
feedingType carnivorous
finType ray-finned
foundOnContinentalShelf true
geographicRegion coastal waters off Chile
habitat benthic
marine
hasJaws true
hasScales true
hasVertebralColumn true
isExtant true
kingdom Animalia
lateralLineSystem present
lifestyle bottom-dwelling
locomotion fins
monotypic true
namedAfter John Roxborough Norman
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
salinityPreference marine salinity
sensorySystem well-developed lateral line
skeletonComposition ossified bone
skeletonType bony
subclass Neopterygii
superclass Osteichthyes
taxonomicRank family
trophicLevel predator
typeGenus Normanichthys

Referenced by (2)

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

Scorpaeniformes includes Normanichthyidae
Scorpaeniformes includes Normanichthyidae
this entity surface form: Normanichthyoidei