Catostomidae
E232113
Catostomidae is a family of freshwater fishes commonly known as suckers, characterized by their bottom-feeding habits and specialized mouths adapted for scraping food from substrates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catostomidae canonical | 15 |
| Catostomus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2038586 — 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: Catostomidae Context triple: [Cypriniformes, includes, Catostomidae]
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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.
Esociformes
Esociformes is an order of primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes pikes and mudminnows, known for their elongated bodies and predatory habits.
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C.
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a large family of freshwater fishes that includes carps, minnows, and their relatives, widely distributed across Eurasia, Africa, and North America.
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D.
Nemacheilidae
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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E.
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.
- 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: Catostomidae Target entity description: Catostomidae is a family of freshwater fishes commonly known as suckers, characterized by their bottom-feeding habits and specialized mouths adapted for scraping food from substrates.
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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.
Esociformes
Esociformes is an order of primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes pikes and mudminnows, known for their elongated bodies and predatory habits.
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C.
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a large family of freshwater fishes that includes carps, minnows, and their relatives, widely distributed across Eurasia, Africa, and North America.
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D.
Nemacheilidae
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | suckers ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1836 ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution |
Eurasia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic detritivore
ⓘ
benthic omnivore ⓘ |
| economicUse |
recreational fishing target
ⓘ
subsistence fishery resource ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | bottom-feeding ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| morphologicalCharacteristic |
cycloid scales
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fleshy protrusible lips ⓘ pharyngeal teeth present ⓘ single dorsal fin ⓘ specialized mouth adapted for scraping substrates ⓘ |
| mouthPosition | inferior mouth ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Carpiodes
ⓘ
Catostomus ⓘ
linked to:
Catostomidae
Hypentelium ⓘ Moxostoma ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | John Richardson ⓘ |
| sensitivity |
sensitive to habitat degradation
ⓘ
sensitive to water pollution ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony skeleton ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat |
lakeshores
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicLevel |
primary consumer
ⓘ
secondary consumer ⓘ |
| typicalBodyShape | elongate body ⓘ |
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: Catostomidae Description of subject: Catostomidae is a family of freshwater fishes commonly known as suckers, characterized by their bottom-feeding habits and specialized mouths adapted for scraping food from substrates.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.