Blenniidae
E890301
Blenniidae is a family of small, often bottom-dwelling marine and brackish fishes known as combtooth blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, blunt heads, and comb-like teeth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blenniidae canonical | 5 |
| Blenniidae Rafinesque, 1810 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10877877 — 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: Blenniidae Context triple: [Blennioidei, containsFamily, Blenniidae]
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A.
Blennioidei
Blennioidei is a suborder of small, often bottom-dwelling marine fishes commonly known as blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, reduced or absent scales, and frequently elaborate head appendages.
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B.
Balistidae
Balistidae is a family of marine triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies, strong jaws, and often striking coloration, found primarily in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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C.
Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, and stonefishes, many of which are venomous and well-camouflaged.
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D.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
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E.
Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as filefishes, characterized by their rough, sandpapery skin, laterally compressed bodies, and ability to camouflage among seaweeds and corals.
- 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: Blenniidae Target entity description: Blenniidae is a family of small, often bottom-dwelling marine and brackish fishes known as combtooth blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, blunt heads, and comb-like teeth.
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A.
Blennioidei
Blennioidei is a suborder of small, often bottom-dwelling marine fishes commonly known as blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, reduced or absent scales, and frequently elaborate head appendages.
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B.
Balistidae
Balistidae is a family of marine triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies, strong jaws, and often striking coloration, found primarily in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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C.
Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, and stonefishes, many of which are venomous and well-camouflaged.
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D.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
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E.
Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as filefishes, characterized by their rough, sandpapery skin, laterally compressed bodies, and ability to camouflage among seaweeds and corals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior |
benthic
ⓘ
demersal ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | combtooth blennies ⓘ |
| contains |
Blenniini
ⓘ
Nemophini ⓘ Salariini ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Blennius
ⓘ
Ecsenius ⓘ Hypsoblennius ⓘ Meiacanthus ⓘ Omobranchus ⓘ Salarias ⓘ |
| dentition | comb-like teeth ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical seas
ⓘ
temperate seas ⓘ tropical seas ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
algae grazers
ⓘ
prey for larger fishes ⓘ |
| environment |
coastal zones
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coral reefs ⓘ intertidal zones ⓘ rocky reefs ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
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marine waters ⓘ |
| hasCommonMorphology |
cirri or fleshy appendages on head in many species
ⓘ
continuous or nearly continuous dorsal fin ⓘ |
| headShape | blunt head ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
reduced or absent swim bladder in many species
ⓘ
well-developed pectoral fins ⓘ |
| order | Blenniiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | male nest-guarding in many species ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
FishBase
ⓘ
World Register of Marine Species ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship |
Blenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
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linked to:
Blenniidae
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeSpeciesGenus | Blennius ⓘ |
| typicalLifestyle | bottom-dwelling ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small 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: Blenniidae Description of subject: Blenniidae is a family of small, often bottom-dwelling marine and brackish fishes known as combtooth blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, blunt heads, and comb-like teeth.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Blenniidae