Abyssocottidae
E855069
Abyssocottidae is a family of deep-water sculpin fishes, many endemic to Lake Baikal, known for their adaptation to extreme depths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abyssocottidae canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to extreme depths
ⓘ
cold-water adaptation ⓘ pressure tolerance ⓘ |
| bodyShape | sculpin-like ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | deep-water Baikal sculpins ⓘ |
| contains |
Abyssocottus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asprocottus NERFINISHED ⓘ Batrachocottus NERFINISHED ⓘ Comephorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cottinella NERFINISHED ⓘ Cottocomephorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethotremus NERFINISHED ⓘ Limnocottus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neocottus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paracottus NERFINISHED ⓘ Procottus ⓘ |
| depthRange | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| describedAs | family of deep-water sculpins ⓘ |
| distribution | endemic to Lake Baikal ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic predator ⓘ |
| environment |
benthic
ⓘ
deep-water ⓘ |
| eyeAdaptation | low-light adaptation ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| foundIn | abyssal zone of Lake Baikal ⓘ |
| habitat |
Lake Baikal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cottoidei ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
diversification in a single lake
ⓘ
high endemism in Lake Baikal ⓘ |
| order | Scorpaeniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenEnvironment | well-oxygenated deep water ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comephoridae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cottidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Berg, 1906 (attribution approximate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | cold water ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.