Gasterosteoidei
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Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sticklebacks and their close relatives, characterized by spiny armor and often reduced scales.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gasterosteoidei canonical | 3 |
| Gasterosteoidea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2178429 — 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: Gasterosteoidei Context triple: [Scorpaeniformes, includes, Gasterosteoidei]
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A.
Pycnoidei
Pycnoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, comprising various bottom-dwelling, often spiny species.
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B.
Synanceiidae
Synanceiidae is a family of venomous marine fish commonly known as stonefishes, notorious for being among the most poisonous fish in the world.
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C.
Anesidora
Anesidora is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the giver of gifts, especially the bounty of the earth.
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D.
Cottoidei
Cottoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sculpins and related bottom-dwelling, often spiny species found primarily in cold marine and freshwater environments.
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E.
Staurozoa
Staurozoa is a class of stalked jellyfish-like cnidarians characterized by their sessile, upside-down medusa form typically attached to substrates in cold, shallow marine waters.
- 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: Gasterosteoidei Target entity description: Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sticklebacks and their close relatives, characterized by spiny armor and often reduced scales.
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A.
Pycnoidei
Pycnoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, comprising various bottom-dwelling, often spiny species.
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B.
Synanceiidae
Synanceiidae is a family of venomous marine fish commonly known as stonefishes, notorious for being among the most poisonous fish in the world.
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C.
Anesidora
Anesidora is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the giver of gifts, especially the bounty of the earth.
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D.
Cottoidei
Cottoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sculpins and related bottom-dwelling, often spiny species found primarily in cold marine and freshwater environments.
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E.
Staurozoa
Staurozoa is a class of stalked jellyfish-like cnidarians characterized by their sessile, upside-down medusa form typically attached to substrates in cold, shallow marine waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish suborder
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ray-finned fish suborder ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
often reduced scales
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spiny armor ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| distribution |
Northern Hemisphere
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subarctic regions ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
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freshwaters ⓘ marine waters ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bony or spiny lateral plates in many species
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presence of dorsal spines in many species ⓘ small body size in many species ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | stickleback suborder ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
prey for larger fishes and birds
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small predatory fishes ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aulorhynchidae
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Gasterosteidae ⓘ Hypoptychidae ⓘ Indostomidae ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalTrait |
narrow body form in many species
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pelvic spines in many species ⓘ well-developed dorsal spines in many species ⓘ |
| includes |
close relatives of sticklebacks
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sticklebacks ⓘ |
| infraclass | Teleostei ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableMember | Gasterosteus aculeatus ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
behavioral biology
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ecology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii ⓘ |
| superorder | Acanthopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| typeOf | ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gasterosteoidei Description of subject: Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sticklebacks and their close relatives, characterized by spiny armor and often reduced scales.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gasterosteoidei