Poecilia reticulata
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Poecilia reticulata, commonly known as the guppy, is a small, colorful freshwater fish popular in aquariums and widely studied in evolutionary biology and ecology.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poecilia reticulata canonical | 3 |
| Endler guppy | 1 |
| Endler's livebearer | 1 |
| Guppy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11126602 — 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: Poecilia reticulata Context triple: [Poecilia, hasNotableSpecies, Poecilia reticulata]
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A.
Poecilia
Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.
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B.
Poecilia wingei
Poecilia wingei, commonly known as the Endler's livebearer, is a small, brightly colored freshwater fish popular in aquariums and closely related to the guppy.
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C.
Pterophyllum scalare
Pterophyllum scalare is a popular freshwater angelfish species known for its tall, laterally compressed body and long, flowing fins, commonly kept in home aquariums.
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D.
Xiphophorus
Xiphophorus is a genus of small freshwater fish, including popular aquarium species like platies and swordtails, known for their vivid colors and importance in genetic and cancer research.
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E.
Rasbora
Rasbora is a genus of small, schooling freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to rivers and streams across South and Southeast 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: Poecilia reticulata Target entity description: Poecilia reticulata, commonly known as the guppy, is a small, colorful freshwater fish popular in aquariums and widely studied in evolutionary biology and ecology.
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A.
Poecilia
Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.
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B.
Poecilia wingei
Poecilia wingei, commonly known as the Endler's livebearer, is a small, brightly colored freshwater fish popular in aquariums and closely related to the guppy.
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C.
Pterophyllum scalare
Pterophyllum scalare is a popular freshwater angelfish species known for its tall, laterally compressed body and long, flowing fins, commonly kept in home aquariums.
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D.
Xiphophorus
Xiphophorus is a genus of small freshwater fish, including popular aquarium species like platies and swordtails, known for their vivid colors and importance in genetic and cancer research.
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E.
Rasbora
Rasbora is a genus of small, schooling freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to rivers and streams across South and Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
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freshwater fish ⓘ live-bearing fish ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| aquariumTemperatureRange | about 22 to 28 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| bodyShape | slender ⓘ |
| breedingEase | easy to breed in captivity ⓘ |
| broodSize | typically 20 to 40 fry ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 2n=46 ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| colorPattern | highly variable ⓘ |
| commonName |
guppy
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millionfish ⓘ rainbow fish ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Wilhelm Karl Hartwig Peters
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linked to:
Wilhelm Peters
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| diet |
algae
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detritus ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
grazer on algae and biofilm
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prey for larger fish and aquatic predators ⓘ |
| family | Poeciliidae ⓘ |
| femaleColoration | drab ⓘ |
| femaleSize | larger than male ⓘ |
| fertilization | internal ⓘ |
| genus | Poecilia ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 21 to 30 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
ditches
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freshwater streams ⓘ pools ⓘ slow-flowing rivers ⓘ |
| importance |
model organism in ecology
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model organism in evolutionary biology ⓘ popular aquarium fish ⓘ |
| introducedTo | many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | about 1 to 3 years in captivity ⓘ |
| maleColoration | brightly colored ⓘ |
| maleReproductiveOrgan | gonopodium ⓘ |
| maleSize | smaller than female ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Barbados
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Guyana ⓘ Trinidad ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ northeastern South America ⓘ |
| order | Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ |
| pHPreference | slightly alkaline to neutral ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
live-bearing
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ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
color pattern evolution
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life-history evolution ⓘ population genetics ⓘ predation ⓘ sexual selection ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| size | typically 2 to 6 centimeters in length ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | schooling fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor | mosquito control in some regions ⓘ |
| variation | numerous domesticated color strains ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1859 ⓘ |
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: Poecilia reticulata Description of subject: Poecilia reticulata, commonly known as the guppy, is a small, colorful freshwater fish popular in aquariums and widely studied in evolutionary biology and ecology.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Poecilia reticulata
linked to: Poecilia reticulata
linked to: Poecilia reticulata