Scorpaeniformes
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Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, rockfishes, and related often venomous, bottom-dwelling marine species.
Aliases (1)
Statements (106)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
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taxonomic rank → |
| bodyShape |
often laterally compressed
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sometimes robust and stocky → |
| class |
Actinopterygii
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| commonName |
mail‑cheeked fishes
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| diet |
benthic invertebrates
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carnivorous → small fishes → |
| economicImportance |
aquarium trade
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commercial fisheries → recreational fisheries → |
| geographicDistribution |
Arctic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean → Indian Ocean → Pacific Ocean → Southern Ocean → worldwide oceans → |
| hasCharacteristic |
benthic
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bony fishes → bony head armor → bottom‑dwelling → camouflage → cryptic coloration → large pectoral fins → mostly marine → often venomous → often with venom glands associated with fin spines → ray‑finned fishes → spines on head and body → spiny‑rayed fishes → suborbital stay → |
| includes |
Agonidae
→
Anoplopomatidae → Aploactinidae → Bathylutichthyidae → Bembridae → Comephoridae → Congiopodidae → Cottidae → Cottoidei → Cyclopteridae → Cyclopteroidei → Ereuniidae → Gasterosteoidei → Hemitripteridae → Hexagrammidae → Hexagrammoidei → Hoplichthyidae → Liparidae → Neosebastidae → Normanichthyidae → Normanichthyoidei → Parabembridae → Pataecidae → Peristediidae → Platycephalidae → Platycephaloidei → Plectrogeniidae → Psychrolutidae → Pycnoidei → Rhamphocottidae → Scorpaenidae → Scorpaeninae → Scorpaenoidei → Sebastidae → Sebastinae → Sebastolobidae → Setarchidae → Synanceiidae → Tetrarogidae → Trichodontidae → Triglidae → Zoarcoidei → greenlings → gurnards → lionfishes → lumpfishes → rockfishes → scorpionfishes → sculpins → sea robins → snailfishes → stonefishes → |
| includesFreshwaterSpecies |
true
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| infraclass |
Teleostei
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| kingdom |
Animalia
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| locomotion |
demersal
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| notableSpecies |
Pterois volitans
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Scorpaena scrofa → Sebastes alutus → Synanceia verrucosa → |
| phylum |
Chordata
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| reproduction |
mostly oviparous
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| scientificNameAuthorship |
Theodore Gill
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| sometimesClassifiedAs |
suborder of Perciformes
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| subclass |
Neopterygii
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| taxonomicStatus |
subject to revision
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| typicalHabitat |
continental shelf
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continental slope → coral reefs → deep‑sea environments → rocky reefs → shallow coastal waters → soft‑bottom marine habitats → |
| venomUse |
defense against predators
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Scorpaeniformes
("Scorpaenoidei")
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includes |
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Actinopterygii
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includesOrder |