Nemacheilidae
E229910
Nemacheilidae is a family of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes commonly known as stone loaches, found primarily in fast-flowing streams across Eurasia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nemacheilidae canonical | 24 |
| Nemacheilinae | 3 |
| Oxynoemacheilus | 1 |
| Schistura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2038585 — 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: Nemacheilidae Context triple: [Cypriniformes, includes, Nemacheilidae]
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A.
Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
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B.
Entosphenus
Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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C.
Cichlidae
Cichlidae is a large and diverse family of freshwater fish known for their complex behaviors, vibrant coloration, and importance in both aquaculture and the aquarium trade.
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D.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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E.
Oreocnide
Oreocnide is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, comprising species typically found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
- 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: Nemacheilidae Target entity description: Nemacheilidae is a family of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes commonly known as stone loaches, found primarily in fast-flowing streams across Eurasia.
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A.
Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
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B.
Entosphenus
Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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C.
Cichlidae
Cichlidae is a large and diverse family of freshwater fish known for their complex behaviors, vibrant coloration, and importance in both aquaculture and the aquarium trade.
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D.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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E.
Oreocnide
Oreocnide is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, comprising species typically found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | stone loaches ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Acanthocobitis
ⓘ
Barbatula ⓘ Cobitis misgurnus group (historically) ⓘ Hedinichthys ⓘ Lefua ⓘ Mesonoemacheilus ⓘ
linked to:
Nemacheilus
Nemacheilus ⓘ Nemachilichthys ⓘ Orthrias ⓘ Oxynoemacheilus ⓘ
linked to:
Nemacheilidae
Paracobitis ⓘ Petruichthys ⓘ Physoschistura ⓘ
linked to:
Nemacheilus
Schistura ⓘ
linked to:
Nemacheilidae
Triplophysa ⓘ Yunnanilus ⓘ |
| currentPreference | fast current ⓘ |
| distribution |
Asia
ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | benthic ⓘ |
| feedingType | benthic invertebrate feeder ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| habitat |
fast-flowing streams
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ mountain streams ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasBarbels | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | bottom-dwelling ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony ⓘ |
| substratePreference |
gravel substrate
ⓘ
stony substrate ⓘ |
| superfamily | Cobitoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nemacheilidae Description of subject: Nemacheilidae is a family of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes commonly known as stone loaches, found primarily in fast-flowing streams across Eurasia.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nemacheilidae
linked to: Nemacheilidae
linked to: Nemacheilidae
linked to: Nemacheilidae