Prochilodus lineatus
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Prochilodus lineatus is a South American freshwater fish species, commonly known as the sábalo, notable for its migratory behavior and ecological importance in large river systems such as the Paraná and Pilcomayo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prochilodus lineatus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5033762 — 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: Prochilodus lineatus Context triple: [Pilcomayo River, hasFishSpecies, Prochilodus lineatus]
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A.
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, commonly known as the silver arowana, is a large South American freshwater fish prized in aquariums for its metallic sheen, elongated body, and surface-feeding, jumping behavior.
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B.
Nile tilapia
Nile tilapia is a widely farmed freshwater fish species native to African river systems, known for its fast growth, adaptability, and importance in global aquaculture and local fisheries.
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C.
Cyprinodon
Cyprinodon is a genus of small, hardy pupfishes known for inhabiting extreme and isolated aquatic environments, often used as models in studies of rapid evolution and adaptation.
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D.
Xiphophorus
Xiphophorus is a genus of small freshwater fish, including popular aquarium species like platies and swordtails, known for their vivid colors and importance in genetic and cancer research.
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E.
Arapaima gigas
Arapaima gigas is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, a South American river giant known for its bony tongue, air-breathing ability, and importance in Amazonian ecosystems and fisheries.
- 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: Prochilodus lineatus Target entity description: Prochilodus lineatus is a South American freshwater fish species, commonly known as the sábalo, notable for its migratory behavior and ecological importance in large river systems such as the Paraná and Pilcomayo.
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A.
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, commonly known as the silver arowana, is a large South American freshwater fish prized in aquariums for its metallic sheen, elongated body, and surface-feeding, jumping behavior.
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B.
Nile tilapia
Nile tilapia is a widely farmed freshwater fish species native to African river systems, known for its fast growth, adaptability, and importance in global aquaculture and local fisheries.
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C.
Cyprinodon
Cyprinodon is a genus of small, hardy pupfishes known for inhabiting extreme and isolated aquatic environments, often used as models in studies of rapid evolution and adaptation.
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D.
Xiphophorus
Xiphophorus is a genus of small freshwater fish, including popular aquarium species like platies and swordtails, known for their vivid colors and importance in genetic and cancer research.
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E.
Arapaima gigas
Arapaima gigas is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, a South American river giant known for its bony tongue, air-breathing ability, and importance in Amazonian ecosystems and fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
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freshwater fish ⓘ migratory fish ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| behavior | long-distance migratory ⓘ |
| bodyShape | fusiform ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
boga de barranca
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curimbatá ⓘ sábalo ⓘ sábalo común ⓘ |
| contributesTo | connectivity of riverine food webs ⓘ |
| diet |
organic detritus
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periphyton ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
key detritivore in river ecosystems
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nutrient recycler ⓘ |
| family | Prochilodontidae ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | specialized lips for scraping and sucking detritus ⓘ |
| feedingType | detritivore ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Argentina
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Bolivia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| genus | Prochilodus ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater floodplains
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large river systems ⓘ |
| impactOfDams | disruption of migratory routes ⓘ |
| importance |
ecologically important for energy flow in rivers
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important for artisanal fisheries ⓘ important for commercial inland fisheries ⓘ |
| inhabits |
La Plata River basin
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Paraná River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
Pilcomayo River basin ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 60 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 4 kg ⓘ |
| migrationType | potamodromous ⓘ |
| mouthPosition | subterminal ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South America ⓘ |
| order | Characiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| spawningBehavior | migrates upstream to spawn ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
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overfishing ⓘ river damming ⓘ |
| usedFor | human consumption ⓘ |
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: Prochilodus lineatus Description of subject: Prochilodus lineatus is a South American freshwater fish species, commonly known as the sábalo, notable for its migratory behavior and ecological importance in large river systems such as the Paraná and Pilcomayo.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.