Anguilliformes
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Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anguilliformes canonical | 71 |
| Colocongridae | 1 |
| Muraenidae | 1 |
| Synaphobranchidae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321221 — 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: Anguilliformes Context triple: [Actinopterygii, includesOrder, Anguilliformes]
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A.
Siluriformes
Siluriformes is the diverse order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as catfishes, characterized by barbels resembling whiskers and often bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater and some marine environments.
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B.
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii is the diverse class of ray-finned fishes that comprises the vast majority of modern fish species found in marine and freshwater environments.
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C.
Salmoniformes
Salmoniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes salmon, trout, and related species commonly found in cold freshwater and marine environments.
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D.
Perciformes
Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
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E.
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes is a vast taxonomic group of bony fishes characterized by skeletons primarily composed of bone rather than cartilage, encompassing both ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes.
- 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: Anguilliformes Target entity description: Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
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A.
Siluriformes
Siluriformes is the diverse order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as catfishes, characterized by barbels resembling whiskers and often bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater and some marine environments.
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B.
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii is the diverse class of ray-finned fishes that comprises the vast majority of modern fish species found in marine and freshwater environments.
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C.
Salmoniformes
Salmoniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes salmon, trout, and related species commonly found in cold freshwater and marine environments.
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D.
Perciformes
Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
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E.
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes is a vast taxonomic group of bony fishes characterized by skeletons primarily composed of bone rather than cartilage, encompassing both ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
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taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | eels ⓘ |
| contains |
American eel
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European eel ⓘ conger eels ⓘ garden eels ⓘ moray eels ⓘ spaghetti eels ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predators in benthic and reef ecosystems ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
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marine waters ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape |
elongated
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snake-like ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continuous dorsal caudal and anal fins
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elongated anal fin ⓘ elongated dorsal fin ⓘ lack pelvic fins ⓘ many species are nocturnal ⓘ no gill rakers ⓘ posteriorly placed gill openings ⓘ reduced or absent scales ⓘ |
| hasFinType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| includes |
Anguillidae
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Chlopsidae ⓘ Colocongridae ⓘ
linked to:
Anguilliformes
Congridae ⓘ Cyematidae ⓘ Derichthyidae ⓘ Heterenchelyidae ⓘ Heterocongridae ⓘ Moringuidae ⓘ Muraenesocidae ⓘ Muraenidae ⓘ
linked to:
Anguilliformes
Myrocongridae ⓘ Nemichthyidae ⓘ Nettastomatidae ⓘ Ophichthidae ⓘ Ptychochetidae ⓘ Serrivomeridae ⓘ Synaphobranchidae ⓘ
linked to:
Anguilliformes
Xenocongridae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalForm | leptocephalus ⓘ |
| notableBehavior | many species hide in crevices or burrow in sediment ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | many species have leptocephalus larvae ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anguilliformes Description of subject: Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
Referenced by (74)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Anguilliformes