Zaniolepididae

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Zaniolepididae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes known as combfishes, found primarily in cold to temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
belongsToClade Teleostei NERFINISHED
bodyCovering ctenoid scales
bodyShape elongate body
class Actinopterygii
climate cold waters
temperate waters
commonName combfishes
containsGenus Zaniolepidops NERFINISHED
Zaniolepis NERFINISHED
distribution North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
eastern North Pacific Ocean
western North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
dorsalFin long dorsal fin
ecologicalNiche demersal fishes
environment benthic
feedingType carnivorous
finType ray-finned fishes
foundIn continental shelf regions
continental slope regions
subarctic waters of the North Pacific
temperate coastal waters of the North Pacific
habitat marine waters
hasJaw true
hasVertebralColumn true
higherClassification Scorpaenoidei NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
locomotion fins
namedAfter genus Zaniolepis
order Scorpaeniformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
salinityPreference marine
sizeOfGroup small family
skeletonType bony fishes
superclass Osteichthyes NERFINISHED
taxonomicRank family
trophicLevel benthic predators

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Hexagrammoidei hasMemberFamily Zaniolepididae