Paradoxoglanis
E807527
Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes known for their ability to generate electric discharges, belonging to the family Malapteruridae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradoxoglanis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9541829 — 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: Paradoxoglanis Context triple: [Malapteruridae, containsGenus, Paradoxoglanis]
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A.
Pimelodella
Pimelodella is a genus of small Neotropical catfishes commonly found in freshwater streams and rivers of Central and South America.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of small, elongated freshwater loaches commonly known as weather loaches or dojo loaches, found in Eurasian rivers and streams.
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E.
Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.
- 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: Paradoxoglanis Target entity description: Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes known for their ability to generate electric discharges, belonging to the family Malapteruridae.
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A.
Pimelodella
Pimelodella is a genus of small Neotropical catfishes commonly found in freshwater streams and rivers of Central and South America.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of small, elongated freshwater loaches commonly known as weather loaches or dojo loaches, found in Eurasian rivers and streams.
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E.
Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
catfish
ⓘ
electric fish ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | bilaterally symmetrical ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | electric catfishes ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of electric catfishes ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| electricOrgan | present ⓘ |
| family | Malapteruridae ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasAbility | generates electric discharges ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | aquatic ⓘ |
| memberOf | Malapteruridae ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Africa ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Malapteruridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| sensorySystem | electroreception ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usesElectricDischargeFor |
communication
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ predation ⓘ |
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: Paradoxoglanis Description of subject: Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes known for their ability to generate electric discharges, belonging to the family Malapteruridae.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.