Ariopsis felis
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Ariopsis felis is a marine catfish species commonly known as the hardhead sea catfish, found in coastal and estuarine waters of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ariopsis felis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9541684 — 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: Ariopsis felis Context triple: [Ariidae, includes, Ariopsis felis]
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A.
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, commonly known as the oriental weather loach, is a small, eel-like freshwater fish native to East Asia and popular in aquaculture and the aquarium trade.
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B.
The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
The Fish (Schindleria praematurus) is an extremely small, transparent marine fish species known for its larval-like adult form and status as one of the world’s tiniest vertebrates.
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C.
Balistoides
Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes known for their robust, laterally compressed bodies and often striking coloration, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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D.
Pseudobalistes
Pseudobalistes is a genus of large, robust triggerfishes found in tropical and subtropical marine waters, known for their strong jaws and often striking coloration.
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E.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean 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: Ariopsis felis Target entity description: Ariopsis felis is a marine catfish species commonly known as the hardhead sea catfish, found in coastal and estuarine waters of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
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A.
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, commonly known as the oriental weather loach, is a small, eel-like freshwater fish native to East Asia and popular in aquaculture and the aquarium trade.
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B.
The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
The Fish (Schindleria praematurus) is an extremely small, transparent marine fish species known for its larval-like adult form and status as one of the world’s tiniest vertebrates.
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C.
Balistoides
Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes known for their robust, laterally compressed bodies and often striking coloration, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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D.
Pseudobalistes
Pseudobalistes is a genus of large, robust triggerfishes found in tropical and subtropical marine waters, known for their strong jaws and often striking coloration.
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E.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
marine catfish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| barbelLocation | around mouth ⓘ |
| bellyColor | whitish ⓘ |
| bodyColor | silvery gray ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongate ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | minor commercial fishery ⓘ |
| commonName |
hardhead catfish
ⓘ
hardhead sea catfish ⓘ |
| dangerToHumans | painful sting from fin spines ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ small fishes ⓘ |
| dorsalSpineCharacteristic | venomous ⓘ |
| environment | demersal ⓘ |
| family | Ariidae ⓘ |
| feedingType | omnivorous ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundInRegion |
Caribbean Sea coasts
ⓘ
linked to:
Caribbean Sea coastline
|
| genus | Ariopsis ⓘ |
| habitat |
estuaries
ⓘ
marine coastal waters ⓘ |
| hasBarbels | yes ⓘ |
| hasDorsalSpine | yes ⓘ |
| hasPectoralSpines | yes ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 70 cm total length ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
western Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| occursIn |
bays
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lagoons ⓘ river mouths ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | male mouthbrooding ⓘ |
| pectoralSpineCharacteristic | venomous ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recreationalUse | common bycatch in sport fishing ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| salinityPreference |
brackish
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marine ⓘ |
| substratePreference | soft bottoms ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | about 30 cm total length ⓘ |
| waterDepthRange | shallow coastal 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
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: Ariopsis felis Description of subject: Ariopsis felis is a marine catfish species commonly known as the hardhead sea catfish, found in coastal and estuarine waters of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.