Alabama cavefish
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The Alabama cavefish is a rare, eyeless species of cave-dwelling fish endemic to a few underground streams in northern Alabama and considered one of the most endangered cavefish in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alabama cavefish canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18431462 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alabama cavefish Context triple: [Key Cave, knownFor, Alabama cavefish]
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A.
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis is a species of lamprey, a jawless, eel-like parasitic fish native to freshwater systems in North America.
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B.
Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon is a genus of lampreys, a group of jawless, eel-like parasitic or non-parasitic fishes found primarily in freshwater habitats of North America.
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C.
Kryptopterus vitreolus
Kryptopterus vitreolus is a small Southeast Asian freshwater catfish known in the aquarium trade as the glass catfish for its nearly transparent body.
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D.
Characodon lateralis
Characodon lateralis is a small, colorful goodeid fish species endemic to freshwater habitats in Mexico, often kept in aquariums and noted for its conservation concern.
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E.
Rhinichthys
Rhinichthys is a genus of small freshwater minnows native to North America, commonly found in cool, fast-flowing streams and rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alabama cavefish Target entity description: The Alabama cavefish is a rare, eyeless species of cave-dwelling fish endemic to a few underground streams in northern Alabama and considered one of the most endangered cavefish in the United States.
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A.
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis is a species of lamprey, a jawless, eel-like parasitic fish native to freshwater systems in North America.
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B.
Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon is a genus of lampreys, a group of jawless, eel-like parasitic or non-parasitic fishes found primarily in freshwater habitats of North America.
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C.
Kryptopterus vitreolus
Kryptopterus vitreolus is a small Southeast Asian freshwater catfish known in the aquarium trade as the glass catfish for its nearly transparent body.
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D.
Characodon lateralis
Characodon lateralis is a small, colorful goodeid fish species endemic to freshwater habitats in Mexico, often kept in aquariums and noted for its conservation concern.
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E.
Rhinichthys
Rhinichthys is a genus of small freshwater minnows native to North America, commonly found in cool, fast-flowing streams and rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.