Bagre marinus
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Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bagre marinus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9541685 — 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: Bagre marinus Context triple: [Ariidae, includes, Bagre marinus]
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A.
Scupi
Scupi was an ancient city that served as a major political and administrative center in the region of Dardania, in the central Balkans.
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B.
Gurnard
Gurnard is a coastal village on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its beach, sailing activities, and views across the Solent.
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C.
Sardinops
Sardinops is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as sardines, found in temperate coastal waters and important in commercial fisheries and marine food webs.
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D.
Mahi
Mahi is the popular nickname of MS Dhoni, the legendary former captain and wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian national cricket team.
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E.
Mahi
Mahi is a dialect of the Fon language spoken primarily in parts of Benin.
- 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: Bagre marinus Target entity description: Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
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A.
Scupi
Scupi was an ancient city that served as a major political and administrative center in the region of Dardania, in the central Balkans.
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B.
Gurnard
Gurnard is a coastal village on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its beach, sailing activities, and views across the Solent.
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C.
Sardinops
Sardinops is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as sardines, found in temperate coastal waters and important in commercial fisheries and marine food webs.
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D.
Mahi
Mahi is a dialect of the Fon language spoken primarily in parts of Benin.
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E.
Mahi
Mahi is the popular nickname of MS Dhoni, the legendary former captain and wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian national cricket team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
marine catfish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bagre marinus ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | minor commercial fishery species ⓘ |
| commonName |
gafftopsail catfish
ⓘ
gafftopsail sea catfish ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
elongated filamentous dorsal fin ray
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long sail-like first dorsal fin ⓘ venomous dorsal spines ⓘ venomous pectoral spines ⓘ |
| environment |
coastal
ⓘ
demersal ⓘ estuaries ⓘ |
| family | Ariidae ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ western Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
|
| genus | Bagre ⓘ |
| geographicRange | from the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern United States to Brazil ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ |
| handlingRisk | spines can inflict injury ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 70 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | around 4 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo | western Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas ⓘ |
| occursIn |
bays
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lagoons ⓘ nearshore waters ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | male mouthbroods eggs and larvae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| prey |
crustaceans
ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ small fishes ⓘ |
| recreationalUse | caught by recreational anglers ⓘ |
| reproduction | mouthbrooding ⓘ |
| salinityTolerance | euryhaline ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 30–50 cm ⓘ |
| venom | causes painful stings in humans ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1766 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bagre marinus Description of subject: Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.