Muraenolepididae
E782270
Muraenolepididae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes, commonly known as eel cods, found primarily in cold Southern Ocean waters.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Osteichthyes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teleostei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | eel-like ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | eel cods ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Muraenolepis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depthRange |
hundreds of meters
ⓘ
up to more than 1000 meters ⓘ |
| distribution |
Antarctic waters
ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ sub-Antarctic waters ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
part of Southern Ocean food web ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| foundIn |
continental slope regions
ⓘ
deep shelf regions ⓘ |
| habitat |
benthic zone
ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
barbels near mouth
ⓘ
cod-like head ⓘ elongated body ⓘ reduced or absent scales ⓘ |
| hasDorsalNerveCord | true ⓘ |
| hasJaw | true ⓘ |
| hasNotochord | true ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | demersal ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| namedAfterGenus | Muraenolepis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Gadiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| resembles |
cods
ⓘ
eels ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| skeletonComposition | bone ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| symmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | ectothermic ⓘ |
| waterTemperaturePreference | cold waters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.