Oneirodidae
E247613
Oneirodidae is a family of deep-sea anglerfishes known for their bioluminescent lures and extreme sexual dimorphism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oneirodidae canonical | 8 |
| Oneirodes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2235749 — 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: Oneirodidae Context triple: [Lophiiformes, notableFamily, Oneirodidae]
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A.
Doradidae
Doradidae is a family of South American freshwater catfishes commonly known as thorny or talking catfishes, noted for their bony armor and ability to produce sounds.
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B.
Odobenidae
Odobenidae is the biological family that comprises walruses, large marine mammals known for their long tusks and Arctic habitat.
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C.
Agonidae
Agonidae is a family of bottom-dwelling marine fishes, commonly known as poachers, characterized by bony armor plates and found primarily in cold northern waters.
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D.
Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as greenlings, found primarily in the North Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Adolphia
Adolphia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the buckthorn family, native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
- 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: Oneirodidae Target entity description: Oneirodidae is a family of deep-sea anglerfishes known for their bioluminescent lures and extreme sexual dimorphism.
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A.
Doradidae
Doradidae is a family of South American freshwater catfishes commonly known as thorny or talking catfishes, noted for their bony armor and ability to produce sounds.
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B.
Odobenidae
Odobenidae is the biological family that comprises walruses, large marine mammals known for their long tusks and Arctic habitat.
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C.
Agonidae
Agonidae is a family of bottom-dwelling marine fishes, commonly known as poachers, characterized by bony armor plates and found primarily in cold northern waters.
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D.
Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as greenlings, found primarily in the North Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Adolphia
Adolphia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the buckthorn family, native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
large jaws for engulfing prey
ⓘ
light-producing lure for attracting prey ⓘ reduced or absent scales ⓘ soft, flabby body ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | deep-sea anglerfish ⓘ |
| bioluminescenceSource | symbiotic bacteria in esca ⓘ |
| bodyShape | globose ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| coloration | dark brown to black ⓘ |
| commonName |
dreamer fishes
ⓘ
dreamers ⓘ |
| depthRange | mesopelagic to bathypelagic depths ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | mid- to top-level predators in deep-sea food webs ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| feedingType | predatory ⓘ |
| finCharacteristic | reduced or absent pelvic fins ⓘ |
| habitat |
bathypelagic zone
ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
esca
ⓘ
illicium ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Chaenophryne
ⓘ
Dolopichthys ⓘ Lophodolos ⓘ Oneirodes ⓘ
linked to:
Oneirodidae
Puck ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic-pelagic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek word "oneiros" meaning "dream" ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
bioluminescent lures
ⓘ
extreme sexual dimorphism ⓘ large head relative to body ⓘ wide mouth with long teeth ⓘ |
| order | Lophiiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Ceratioidei
ⓘ
linked to:
Ceratiidae
Lophiiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
external fertilization
ⓘ
parasitic dwarf males in some species ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism |
females much larger than males
ⓘ
males often non-feeding as adults ⓘ |
| suborder |
Ceratioidei
ⓘ
linked to:
Ceratiidae
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| visionAdaptation | small or reduced eyes ⓘ |
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: Oneirodidae Description of subject: Oneirodidae is a family of deep-sea anglerfishes known for their bioluminescent lures and extreme sexual dimorphism.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oneirodidae