Malapterurus electricus
E805738
Malapterurus electricus is a species of electric catfish known for its ability to generate powerful electric shocks used for both predation and defense.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malapterurus electricus canonical | 3 |
| African electric catfish | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9541832 — 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: Malapterurus electricus Context triple: [Malapteruridae, hasCommonSpecies, Malapterurus electricus]
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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.
Eels
Eels is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, known for its eclectic sound and introspective, often melancholic lyrics.
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C.
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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D.
Erpetoichthys
Erpetoichthys is a genus of elongated, eel-like bichir fishes native to African freshwater habitats, best known for the ropefish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus).
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E.
Axolotl
The Axolotl in Minecraft is an aquatic, amphibious mob that inhabits lush caves and underwater areas, aiding players in combat by attacking hostile underwater creatures.
- 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: Malapterurus electricus Target entity description: Malapterurus electricus is a species of electric catfish known for its ability to generate powerful electric shocks used for both predation and defense.
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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.
Eels
Eels is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, known for its eclectic sound and introspective, often melancholic lyrics.
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C.
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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D.
Erpetoichthys
Erpetoichthys is a genus of elongated, eel-like bichir fishes native to African freshwater habitats, best known for the ropefish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus).
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E.
Axolotl
The Axolotl in Minecraft is an aquatic, amphibious mob that inhabits lush caves and underwater areas, aiding players in combat by attacking hostile underwater creatures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric catfish
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | night ⓘ |
| averageLength | 30–50 cm ⓘ |
| behavior | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
cylindrical
ⓘ
elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| coloration | mottled brown ⓘ |
| describedBy | Gmelin ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
piscivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | predator ⓘ |
| electricOrganLocation | body wall ⓘ |
| electricOrganType | electrocytes ⓘ |
| family | Malapteruridae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
muddy bottoms
ⓘ
slow-moving waters ⓘ |
| genus | Malapterurus ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| hasAbility | generates strong electric shocks ⓘ |
| hasAdiposeFin | present ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
African electric catfish
ⓘ
linked to:
Malapterurus electricus
electric catfish ⓘ |
| hasDorsalFin | absent ⓘ |
| hasSkeletonType | bony ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 100 cm ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Lake Chad basin ⓘ Niger River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Niger River
Nile River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Nile Basin
West Africa ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
fish
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation |
enhanced electroreception
ⓘ
reduced vision ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| uses |
electric discharge for defense
ⓘ
electric discharge for predation ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
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: Malapterurus electricus Description of subject: Malapterurus electricus is a species of electric catfish known for its ability to generate powerful electric shocks used for both predation and defense.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Malapterurus electricus