Trichiuridae
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Trichiuridae is a family of elongated, predatory marine fishes commonly known as cutlassfishes or hairtails, found in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trichiuridae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10877787 — 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: Trichiuridae Context triple: [Scombroidei, containsFamily, Trichiuridae]
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A.
Nemonychidae
Nemonychidae is a family of primitive weevils known for feeding primarily on conifer pollen and representing one of the most basal lineages within the weevil superfamily.
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B.
Taeniidae
Taeniidae is a family of parasitic tapeworms that infect the intestines of mammals, including humans, often causing significant medical and veterinary diseases.
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C.
Spirurida
Spirurida is an order of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) that includes many species infecting humans and animals, often transmitted by arthropod vectors.
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D.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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E.
Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala is a phylum of parasitic worms, commonly known as thorny-headed worms, characterized by a spiny proboscis used to attach to the intestines of their hosts.
- 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: Trichiuridae Target entity description: Trichiuridae is a family of elongated, predatory marine fishes commonly known as cutlassfishes or hairtails, found in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide.
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A.
Nemonychidae
Nemonychidae is a family of primitive weevils known for feeding primarily on conifer pollen and representing one of the most basal lineages within the weevil superfamily.
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B.
Taeniidae
Taeniidae is a family of parasitic tapeworms that infect the intestines of mammals, including humans, often causing significant medical and veterinary diseases.
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C.
Spirurida
Spirurida is an order of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) that includes many species infecting humans and animals, often transmitted by arthropod vectors.
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D.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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E.
Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala is a phylum of parasitic worms, commonly known as thorny-headed worms, characterized by a spiny proboscis used to attach to the intestines of their hosts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyColoration | silvery ⓘ |
| bodyMorphology | laterally compressed ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | food fish ⓘ |
| commonName |
cutlassfishes
ⓘ
hairtails ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ small fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
temperate oceans worldwide
ⓘ
tropical oceans worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predators of small pelagic fishes ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| feedingType | predatory ⓘ |
| finMorphology | long dorsal fin ⓘ |
| fishingMethod |
longline fisheries
ⓘ
trawl fisheries ⓘ |
| habitat | marine waters ⓘ |
| jawMorphology | large mouth with sharp teeth ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | pelagic zone ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Aphanopus
ⓘ
Lepidopus ⓘ Trichiurus ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Trichiurus lepturus
ⓘ
linked to:
Trichiurus
|
| order | Scombriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| presenceInFisheryStatistics | FAO global marine catches ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
FishBase
ⓘ
World Register of Marine Species ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| sizeRange | small to large marine fishes ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fishes ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii ⓘ |
| superorder | Acanthopterygii ⓘ |
| swimmingBehavior | active swimmers ⓘ |
| tailMorphology | reduced caudal fin ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | mid to upper-level predators ⓘ |
| typicalDepthRange | coastal to outer shelf depths ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment |
continental shelf waters
ⓘ
slope waters ⓘ |
| vertebrateGroup | ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
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: Trichiuridae Description of subject: Trichiuridae is a family of elongated, predatory marine fishes commonly known as cutlassfishes or hairtails, found in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.