Moridae
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Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moridae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9175501 — 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: Moridae Context triple: [Gadiformes, hasMember, Moridae]
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A.
Moronidae
Moronidae is a family of temperate bass fishes that includes several popular game and food species found in freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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B.
Sebastidae
Sebastidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as rockfishes, many of which are long-lived, bottom-dwelling species important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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C.
Moringuidae
Moringuidae is a family of slender, burrowing eels commonly known as spaghetti or worm eels, found in tropical and subtropical marine and brackish waters.
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D.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
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E.
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.
- 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: Moridae Target entity description: Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.
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A.
Moronidae
Moronidae is a family of temperate bass fishes that includes several popular game and food species found in freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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B.
Sebastidae
Sebastidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as rockfishes, many of which are long-lived, bottom-dwelling species important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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C.
Moringuidae
Moringuidae is a family of slender, burrowing eels commonly known as spaghetti or worm eels, found in tropical and subtropical marine and brackish waters.
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D.
Fundulidae
Fundulidae is a family of small ray-finned fishes commonly known as topminnows and killifishes, found primarily in freshwater and coastal habitats of North and Central America.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
deep-sea cods
ⓘ
morid cods ⓘ |
| describedAs | family of cod-like fishes ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
cold ocean waters
ⓘ
temperate ocean waters ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| habitat |
bathyal zone
ⓘ
continental slopes ⓘ deep sea ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
barbels often present on chin or snout
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cod-like appearance ⓘ large head relative to body ⓘ reduced or absent scales in some genera ⓘ soft-rayed fins ⓘ |
| importance |
bycatch in deep-sea fisheries
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commercially important in some regions ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Antimora
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Euclichthys ⓘ Guttigadus ⓘ Halargyreus ⓘ Laemonema ⓘ Lepidion ⓘ Lotella ⓘ Mora ⓘ Physiculus ⓘ Pseudophycis ⓘ Tripterophycis ⓘ |
| infraclass | Teleostei ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | demersal ⓘ |
| order | Gadiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Gadiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gadidae
ⓘ
cods ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | carnivorous ⓘ |
| waterTemperaturePreference |
cold waters
ⓘ
temperate waters ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Moridae Description of subject: Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.