Congiopodidae
E242009
Congiopodidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as pigfishes or horsefishes, found mainly in temperate coastal waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congiopodidae canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| analFin | short anal fin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
continental shelf
ⓘ
upper continental slope ⓘ |
| bodyShape | compressed body ⓘ |
| caudalFin | rounded caudal fin ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
horsefishes
ⓘ
pigfishes ⓘ |
| depthRange | shallow coastal waters to several hundred metres ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| distribution | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| dorsalFin | single long dorsal fin ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| environment | demersal ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| geographicOccurrence |
South Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
southern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ southern Indian Ocean ⓘ waters around New Zealand ⓘ waters around southern Africa ⓘ waters around southern Australia ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine waters
ⓘ
temperate coastal waters ⓘ |
| hasGillCoverFeature | bony head with ridges and spines ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alertichthys
ⓘ
Congiopodus ⓘ Perryena ⓘ Zanclorhynchus ⓘ |
| hasTypeGenus | Congiopodus ⓘ |
| infraclass | Teleostei ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | Albert Günther ⓘ |
| order | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Scorpaenidae
ⓘ
Triglidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fishes ⓘ |
| skinCovering | mostly scaleless or with small embedded scales ⓘ |
| snoutShape | elongated snout ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| vernacularNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.