Poecilia latipinna
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Poecilia latipinna, commonly known as the sailfin molly, is a small, hardy freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to the coastal waters of the southeastern United States and Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poecilia latipinna canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11126604 — 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 latipinna Context triple: [Poecilia, hasNotableSpecies, Poecilia latipinna]
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A.
Poecilia reticulata
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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B.
Poecilia
Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 latipinna Target entity description: Poecilia latipinna, commonly known as the sailfin molly, is a small, hardy freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to the coastal waters of the southeastern United States and Mexico.
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A.
Poecilia reticulata
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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B.
Poecilia
Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
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ray-finned fish ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| adaptation |
tolerant of low oxygen levels
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tolerant of variable salinity ⓘ |
| aquariumCareLevel | hardy ⓘ |
| aquariumRole | algae grazer ⓘ |
| aquariumUse |
kept in community tanks
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popular aquarium fish ⓘ |
| behavior |
peaceful
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schooling or shoaling ⓘ |
| bodyLength | up to about 10 cm ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
sailfin molly
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sailfin molly fish ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | Charles Frédéric Girard ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
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omnivorous ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Poeciliidae ⓘ |
| genus | Poecilia ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish water
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coastal waters ⓘ ditches ⓘ freshwater habitats ⓘ marshes ⓘ ponds ⓘ slow-moving streams ⓘ |
| impact | can become invasive outside native range ⓘ |
| introducedTo | various regions outside native range ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic Coast of the United States
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linked to:
East Coast of the United States
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ Mexico ⓘ southeastern United States ⓘ |
| order | Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Poecilia sphenops
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linked to:
Poecilia
Poecilia velifera ⓘ |
| reproduction |
internal fertilization
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live-bearing ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism |
males are more brightly colored than females
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males have larger sail-like dorsal fins ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | tropical to subtropical ⓘ |
| waterTypeTolerance |
brackish water
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freshwater ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1859 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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 latipinna Description of subject: Poecilia latipinna, commonly known as the sailfin molly, is a small, hardy freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to the coastal waters of the southeastern United States and Mexico.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.