Trichodontidae

E242012

fish family taxon

Trichodontidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Trichodontidae canonical	2
Bregmacerotidae	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	camouflage in sandy substrates ⓘ
behavior	benthic ⓘ burrowing in sand ⓘ demersal ⓘ
bodyShape	deep-bodied ⓘ laterally compressed ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
climate	cold-temperate ⓘ
commercialUse	minor fisheries importance ⓘ
commonName	sandfishes ⓘ
containsSpecies	Arctoscopus ⓘ surface form: Arctoscopus japonicus Trichodon ⓘ surface form: Trichodon trichodon
diet	crustaceans ⓘ small fishes ⓘ
distribution	Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean eastern North Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: northeastern Pacific Ocean northwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalRole	predator of small benthic organisms ⓘ
eggLayingSite	sea floor ⓘ
eyePosition	large eyes ⓘ
feedingType	carnivorous ⓘ
finType	ray-finned ⓘ
geologicalTimeFirstAppearance	Cenozoic ⓘ
habitat	coastal waters ⓘ marine environment ⓘ sandy bottoms ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	swimming ⓘ
mouthType	large oblique mouth ⓘ
notableGenus	Arctoscopus ⓘ Trichodon ⓘ
order	Perciformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
region	Northeastern Pacific from Alaska to California ⓘ Northwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Northwestern Pacific near Japan
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
respiration	gills ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship	Theodore Gill ⓘ
sizeRange	small to medium-sized fishes ⓘ
skeletonType	bony fishes ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
typeGenus	Trichodon ⓘ
vertebrateGroup	teleosts ⓘ
waterType	saltwater ⓘ

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

Scorpaeniformes → includes → Trichodontidae ⓘ

Gadiformes → hasMember → Trichodontidae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bregmacerotidae

Hexagrammoidei → hasMemberFamily → Trichodontidae ⓘ