Lophodiodon

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Lophodiodon is a genus of spiny, inflatable porcupinefishes known for their defensive body inflation and sharp external spines.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lophodiodon canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup ray-finned fishes ⓘ
bodyTemperatureRegulation ectothermic ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName spiny porcupinefishes ⓘ
defenseMechanism body inflation ⓘ
erectable spines ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
ecologicalRole marine fish ⓘ
family Diodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingType predatory ⓘ
habitat marine environment ⓘ
hasAdaptation inflation to deter predators ⓘ
spines for protection ⓘ
hasBodyPart dorsal fin ⓘ
eyes ⓘ
fins ⓘ
mouth ⓘ
pectoral fins ⓘ
tail fin ⓘ
hasCharacteristic defensive body inflation ⓘ
external spines ⓘ
inflatable body ⓘ
sharp spines ⓘ
hasLifeStage adult ⓘ
egg ⓘ
juvenile ⓘ
larva ⓘ
hasNotochord yes ⓘ
hasTrait bony skeleton ⓘ
inflatable abdomen ⓘ
spiny skin ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn yes ⓘ
isA bony fish genus ⓘ
marine vertebrate ⓘ
porcupinefish genus ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
livesIn ocean ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
order Tetraodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
riskToHumans can cause injury with sharp spines ⓘ
skeletonType bony ⓘ
subdivisionRanks species ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Diodontidae → containsTaxon → Lophodiodon ⓘ