Cottoidei
E242014
Cottoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sculpins and related bottom-dwelling, often spiny species found primarily in cold marine and freshwater environments.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suborder
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape | often dorsoventrally flattened ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bottom-dwelling
ⓘ
broad head ⓘ cryptic coloration ⓘ large pectoral fins ⓘ often spiny ⓘ reduced swim bladder ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | cottoid fishes ⓘ |
| contains |
freshwater species
ⓘ
marine species ⓘ |
| distribution |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finSpines | well developed ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater environment
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
prey for larger fishes ⓘ |
| includes |
Abyssocottidae
ⓘ
Agonidae ⓘ Bathylutichthyidae ⓘ Comephoridae ⓘ Cottidae ⓘ Cyclopteridae ⓘ Ereuniidae ⓘ Hemitripteridae ⓘ Psychrolutidae ⓘ Rhamphocottidae ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup | sculpins ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern ichthyological classifications ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Cottoidei self-link ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| superorder | Acanthopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | cold waters ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment | benthic zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cottoidea