Cryptacanthodidae

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Cryptacanthodidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as wrymouths, found in cold North Atlantic and North Pacific coastal waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
behavior burrowing
bodyShape eel-like
elongate
caudalFin small caudal fin
class Actinopterygii
climate cold-temperate
commonName wrymouths
distribution North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
ecologicalNiche demersal predator
environment benthic
eyePosition small eyes
feedingType carnivorous
finType ray-finned
foundIn continental shelf regions
subtidal zones
habitat coastal waters
marine waters
hasAnalFin long anal fin
hasDorsalFin long continuous dorsal fin
hasGillCover operculum
hasMember Cryptacanthodes NERFINISHED
hasVertebralColumn true
jawOrientation oblique mouth
kingdom Animalia
locomotion swimming
order Perciformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
scientificNameAuthorship Gill, 1863 NERFINISHED
skeletonType bony
subclass Neopterygii NERFINISHED
substratePreference muddy bottoms
soft sediments
superclass Osteichthyes NERFINISHED
taxonRank family
waterType saltwater

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Zoarcoidei hasMemberFamily Cryptacanthodidae