Comephoridae

E241999

Comephoridae is a small family of deepwater Baikal oilfish, ray-finned fishes endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Comephoridae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
adaptation adapted to deepwater environment
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commonName Baikal oilfish
containsOilRichTissues true
distribution Baikal region
surface form: Lake Baikal basin
ecologicalRole pelagic predator
prey for Baikal seals
endemicTo Lake Baikal
finType ray-finned
habitat deep water
pelagic zone
hasMember Comephorus baikalensis
Comephorus baikalensis
surface form: Comephorus dybowskii
isEndemic true
kingdom Animalia
locatedIn Russia
Siberia
namedAfter genus Comephorus
nativeRange Eurasia
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
skeletonType bony
suborder Cottoidei
superorder Protacanthopterygii
taxonRank family
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Scorpaeniformes includes Comephoridae
Cottoidei includes Comephoridae