Blepsias

E855047

fish genus genus species taxon

Blepsias is a genus of marine sculpin fishes known for their spiny, often elaborately ornamented bodies and cold-water Pacific habitats.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Blepsias cirrhosus	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish genus ⓘ genus ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup	ray-finned fishes ⓘ
bodyCharacteristic	elaborately ornamented body ⓘ spiny body ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	marine sculpins ⓘ silverspotted sculpin ⓘ
describedAs	marine sculpin fishes ⓘ
distribution	North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole	marine predator ⓘ
environment	saltwater ⓘ
family	Agonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingType	carnivorous ⓘ
foundIn	benthic habitats ⓘ coastal marine waters ⓘ
habitat	North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ cold-water Pacific Ocean ⓘ marine ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	cirri and spines on head and body ⓘ well-developed skin ornamentation ⓘ
hasFinType	spiny dorsal fin ⓘ
hasSpecies	Blepsias bilobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Blepsias cirrhosus NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle	demersal ⓘ
namedBy	Georges Cuvier NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Scorpaeniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Agonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Blepsias NERFINISHED ⓘ Blepsias NERFINISHED ⓘ Cottales NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemitripterinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
region	northern Pacific ⓘ
subfamily	Hemitripterinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ
temperaturePreference	cold water ⓘ
yearDescribed	1829 ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hemitripteridae → includesGenus → Blepsias ⓘ

Hemitripteridae → notableSpecies → Blepsias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blepsias cirrhosus