Clinostomus

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fish genus fish species taxon

Clinostomus is a small genus of North American freshwater minnows known for their streamlined bodies and preference for cool, clear streams.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Clinostomus canonical	4
Clinostomus elongatus	1
Clinostomus funduloides	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9611671 — 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: Clinostomus
Context triple: [Leuciscidae, containsGenus, Clinostomus]

A. Pimelodus
Pimelodus is a genus of freshwater catfish native mainly to South American river systems, known for their elongated bodies and prominent barbels.
B. Phractocephalus
Phractocephalus is a genus of large South American freshwater catfish best known for the popular aquarium and game species redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus).
C. Lepidocephalichthys
Lepidocephalichthys is a genus of small freshwater loaches native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, known for their elongated bodies and bottom-dwelling habits in slow-moving or standing waters.
D. Callichthys
Callichthys is a genus of armored catfish native to freshwater habitats in South America, known for their bony plates and air-breathing ability.
E. Clarias
Clarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes commonly known as walking catfish, found in freshwater habitats across Africa and Asia.
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: Clinostomus
Target entity description: Clinostomus is a small genus of North American freshwater minnows known for their streamlined bodies and preference for cool, clear streams.

A. Pimelodus
Pimelodus is a genus of freshwater catfish native mainly to South American river systems, known for their elongated bodies and prominent barbels.
B. Phractocephalus
Phractocephalus is a genus of large South American freshwater catfish best known for the popular aquarium and game species redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus).
C. Lepidocephalichthys
Lepidocephalichthys is a genus of small freshwater loaches native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, known for their elongated bodies and bottom-dwelling habits in slow-moving or standing waters.
D. Nemachilichthys
Nemachilichthys is a genus of small freshwater stone loaches native to South Asia, known for inhabiting fast-flowing streams and rivers.
E. Callichthys
Callichthys is a genus of armored catfish native to freshwater habitats in South America, known for their bony plates and air-breathing ability.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish genus ⓘ fish species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup	minnows ⓘ
bodyShape	streamlined ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	clinostomus minnows ⓘ redside dace ⓘ rosyside dace ⓘ
distribution	North America ⓘ
ecologicalRole	small insectivorous fish ⓘ
family	Cyprinidae ⓘ Cyprinidae ⓘ Cyprinidae ⓘ
feedingType	omnivorous ⓘ
foundIn	creeks ⓘ small rivers ⓘ
genus	Clinostomus ⓘ Clinostomus ⓘ
habitat	clear streams ⓘ cool streams ⓘ freshwater ⓘ
hasScales	true ⓘ
hasSpecies	Clinostomus elongatus ⓘ linked to: Clinostomus Clinostomus funduloides ⓘ linked to: Clinostomus
hasVertebralColumn	true ⓘ
isEctothermic	true ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
limbType	paired fins ⓘ
nativeTo	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
order	Cypriniformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
region	eastern North America ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
respiration	gills ⓘ
skeletonType	bony fish ⓘ
subfamily	Leuciscinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ
typicalEnvironment	riffles and runs of streams ⓘ
waterPreference	well-oxygenated water ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leuciscidae → containsGenus → Clinostomus ⓘ

Pogonichthyinae → containsTaxon → Clinostomus ⓘ

Clinostomus → hasSpecies → Clinostomus elongatus ⓘ

linked to: Clinostomus

Clinostomus → hasSpecies → Clinostomus funduloides ⓘ

linked to: Clinostomus

Clinostomus elongatus → genus → Clinostomus ⓘ

subject linked to: Clinostomus

Clinostomus funduloides → genus → Clinostomus ⓘ