Pelomedusidae
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Pelomedusidae is a family of side-necked freshwater turtles native mainly to Africa and Madagascar, known for bending their necks sideways under their shells rather than retracting them straight back.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pelomedusidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15014593 — 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: Pelomedusidae Context triple: [Pleurodira, includesFamily, Pelomedusidae]
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A.
Thalassophrynidae
Thalassophrynidae is a family of marine toadfishes known for their benthic lifestyle and often venomous spines, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
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B.
Aspidoras
Aspidoras is a genus of small, armored freshwater catfish native to South America, commonly kept in aquariums for their peaceful nature and bottom-dwelling behavior.
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C.
Chaenophryne
Chaenophryne is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish known for their bioluminescent lures and highly specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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D.
Heterotis
Heterotis is a genus of African freshwater fish in the bonytongue family, known for species like the African arowana.
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E.
Batrachoididae
Batrachoididae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as toadfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads and bottom-dwelling habits in coastal and estuarine waters.
- 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: Pelomedusidae Target entity description: Pelomedusidae is a family of side-necked freshwater turtles native mainly to Africa and Madagascar, known for bending their necks sideways under their shells rather than retracting them straight back.
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A.
Thalassophrynidae
Thalassophrynidae is a family of marine toadfishes known for their benthic lifestyle and often venomous spines, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
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B.
Aspidoras
Aspidoras is a genus of small, armored freshwater catfish native to South America, commonly kept in aquariums for their peaceful nature and bottom-dwelling behavior.
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C.
Chaenophryne
Chaenophryne is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish known for their bioluminescent lures and highly specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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D.
Heterotis
Heterotis is a genus of African freshwater fish in the bonytongue family, known for species like the African arowana.
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E.
Batrachoididae
Batrachoididae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as toadfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads and bottom-dwelling habits in coastal and estuarine waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.