Pycnoidei

E242013

Pycnoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, comprising various bottom-dwelling, often spiny species.

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Pycnoidei canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish suborder
taxonomic suborder
belongsTo Scorpaeniformes
bodyPlan bilaterally symmetrical
characteristic many species have spines
class Actinopterygii
contains marine bottom-dwelling fish species
describedAs a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes
environment benthic
finType ray-finned
habitat marine environment
hasCharacteristic demersal habits
often spiny body form
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle bottom-dwelling
locomotion fins
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
skeleton ossified internal skeleton
skeletonType bony fishes
superorder Acanthopterygii
taxonomicGroup vertebrates
taxonRank suborder

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Scorpaeniformes includes Pycnoidei