Ancistrus cirrhosus
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Ancistrus cirrhosus is a small South American freshwater catfish, commonly known as the bristlenose pleco, popular in aquariums for its algae-eating habits and distinctive facial bristles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ancistrus cirrhosus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9541612 — 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: Ancistrus cirrhosus Context triple: [Loricariidae, notableSpecies, Ancistrus cirrhosus]
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A.
Rasbora
Rasbora is a genus of small, schooling freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to rivers and streams across South and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is a large, economically important freshwater cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers, commonly known for its game and food value.
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C.
Neolissochilus
Neolissochilus is a genus of large freshwater cyprinid fishes native to South and Southeast Asia, closely related to the mahseers and often found in fast-flowing rivers and streams.
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D.
Clarias
Clarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes commonly known as walking catfish, found in freshwater habitats across Africa and Asia.
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E.
Poecilia
Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.
- 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: Ancistrus cirrhosus Target entity description: Ancistrus cirrhosus is a small South American freshwater catfish, commonly known as the bristlenose pleco, popular in aquariums for its algae-eating habits and distinctive facial bristles.
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A.
Rasbora
Rasbora is a genus of small, schooling freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to rivers and streams across South and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is a large, economically important freshwater cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers, commonly known for its game and food value.
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C.
Neolissochilus
Neolissochilus is a genus of large freshwater cyprinid fishes native to South and Southeast Asia, closely related to the mahseers and often found in fast-flowing rivers and streams.
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D.
Clarias
Clarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes commonly known as walking catfish, found in freshwater habitats across Africa and Asia.
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E.
Poecilia
Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catfish
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ |
| aquariumBehavior | generally peaceful ⓘ |
| aquariumPopularity | popular aquarium fish ⓘ |
| aquariumUse |
algae control
ⓘ
ornamental fish ⓘ |
| behavior |
bottom-dwelling
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | bony plates ⓘ |
| bodyShape | flattened ventral surface ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
bristlenose pleco
ⓘ
common bristlenose catfish ⓘ |
| describedAs | small South American freshwater catfish ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
aufwuchs ⓘ biofilm ⓘ plant detritus ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
facial bristles in adult males
ⓘ
suckermouth ⓘ |
| family | Loricariidae ⓘ |
| feedingHabit | periphyton grazer ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Argentina
ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ |
| foundInRiverBasin |
Paraguay River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
Paraná River basin ⓘ |
| genus | Ancistrus ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplain environments
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freshwater rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maintenanceInCaptivity | kept in community aquariums ⓘ |
| maximumLength | approximately 10–15 cm ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South America ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | male guards eggs ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preferredWaterPH | slightly acidic to neutral ⓘ |
| preferredWaterTemperature | approximately 23–27 °C ⓘ |
| reproduction | cave spawner ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males have more developed head bristles than females ⓘ |
| substratePreference | rocky or woody substrates ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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: Ancistrus cirrhosus Description of subject: Ancistrus cirrhosus is a small South American freshwater catfish, commonly known as the bristlenose pleco, popular in aquariums for its algae-eating habits and distinctive facial bristles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.