Cnidoglanis
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Cnidoglanis is a genus of marine catfish known for its eel-like body and venomous fin spines, native to coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cnidoglanis canonical | 2 |
| Cnidoglanis macrocephalus | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9541877 — 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: Cnidoglanis Context triple: [Plotosidae, containsGenus, Cnidoglanis]
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A.
Metischnogaster
Metischnogaster is a genus of small, primitively eusocial hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their distinctive nesting behavior in tropical Asia.
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B.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters.
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C.
Gymnomystax
Gymnomystax is a small genus of New World blackbirds known for its association with marshy and aquatic habitats in South America.
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D.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
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E.
Cerapachys
Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
- 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: Cnidoglanis Target entity description: Cnidoglanis is a genus of marine catfish known for its eel-like body and venomous fin spines, native to coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
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A.
Metischnogaster
Metischnogaster is a genus of small, primitively eusocial hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their distinctive nesting behavior in tropical Asia.
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B.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters.
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C.
Gymnomystax
Gymnomystax is a small genus of New World blackbirds known for its association with marshy and aquatic habitats in South America.
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D.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
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E.
Cerapachys
Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
estuary catfish
ⓘ
marine catfish ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| family |
Plotosidae
ⓘ
Plotosidae ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ estuaries ⓘ marine coastal waters ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape |
eel-like body
ⓘ
eel-like body ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveStructure |
venomous fin spines
ⓘ
venomous fin spines ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
ⓘ
linked to:
Cnidoglanis
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Indo-Pacific region
ⓘ
coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific ⓘ |
| order |
Siluriformes
ⓘ
Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Cnidoglanis
ⓘ
Plotosidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
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: Cnidoglanis Description of subject: Cnidoglanis is a genus of marine catfish known for its eel-like body and venomous fin spines, native to coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.