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Prowfish

Fish

The prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean, and is the only extant member of its family, Zaproridae. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Zaprora silenus 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Prowfish

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Prowfish (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Canada

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Prowfish (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only extant member of the family, Zaproridae.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 363697
    An otherwise little-known species, prowfish are important to subsistence fisheries in remote regions.
  • Biology
    Their diet consists principally of scyphozoans and salps; prowfish use their large mouths to tear chunks from the bells of jellyfish and ctenophores.
  • In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro states: "The prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only extant member of the family, Zaproridae."
  • In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: "The prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only extant member of the family, Zapror..."
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Zaprora silenus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikipedia: Prowfish
WikipediaWikidata Q135033 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Zaprora silenus
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Prowfish
Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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