Moridae

E782267
fish family taxon

Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName deep-sea cods ⓘ
morid cods ⓘ
describedAs family of cod-like fishes ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ
distribution cold ocean waters ⓘ
temperate ocean waters ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ
environment marine ⓘ
habitat bathyal zone ⓘ
continental slopes ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ
hasCharacteristic barbels often present on chin or snout ⓘ
cod-like appearance ⓘ
large head relative to body ⓘ
reduced or absent scales in some genera ⓘ
soft-rayed fins ⓘ
importance bycatch in deep-sea fisheries ⓘ
commercially important in some regions ⓘ
includesGenus Antimora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Euclichthys NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guttigadus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Halargyreus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laemonema NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lepidion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lotella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mora ⓘ
Physiculus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pseudophycis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tripterophycis NERFINISHED ⓘ
infraclass Teleostei NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle demersal ⓘ
order Gadiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon Gadiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Gadidae ⓘ
cods ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
subclass Neopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
trophicLevel carnivorous ⓘ
waterTemperaturePreference cold waters ⓘ
temperate waters ⓘ

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Gadiformes → hasMember → Moridae ⓘ