Aulorhynchidae

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Aulorhynchidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes related to sticklebacks, commonly known as tube-snouts, found in the North Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxonomic family
bodyShape elongate
class Actinopterygii
commonName tube-snouts
containsGenus Aulichthys NERFINISHED
Aulorhynchus NERFINISHED
diet small crustaceans
small fishes
distribution North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole small marine predator
environment coastal waters
kelp forests
nearshore habitats
feedingType carnivorous
finSupport bony fin rays
finType ray-finned
foundAlongCoastsOf Asia NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
habitat marine
hasJaws true
hasVertebralColumn true
higherClassification Teleostei
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
order Gasterosteiformes NERFINISHED
Scorpaeniformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Gasterosteidae NERFINISHED
sticklebacks
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
sizeClass small fishes
skeleton ossified
skeletonType bony fishes
snoutType tubular snout
subphylum Vertebrata NERFINISHED
superfamily Gasterosteoidea NERFINISHED
typeGenus Aulorhynchus NERFINISHED

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Gasterosteoidei hasMember Aulorhynchidae