Thaleichthys
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Thaleichthys is a genus of small anadromous smelt fishes native to the North Pacific coast of North America, best known for species like the eulachon or candlefish.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thaleichthys canonical | 1 |
| Thaleichthys pacificus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16615363 — 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: Thaleichthys Context triple: [Osmeridae, includesGenus, Thaleichthys]
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A.
Nautichthys
Nautichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the family Hemitripteridae, commonly known as sea ravens or sailfin sculpins, found in cold North Pacific waters.
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B.
Hedinichthys
Hedinichthys is a genus of stone loaches, small bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native to parts of Asia.
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C.
Xanthichthys
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their open-ocean, often deep-water habitats and distinctive, colorful patterns.
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D.
Normanichthys
Normanichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes that serves as the sole representative of the monotypic family Normanichthyidae.
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E.
Aorichthys
Aorichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes known from freshwater habitats in parts of 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: Thaleichthys Target entity description: Thaleichthys is a genus of small anadromous smelt fishes native to the North Pacific coast of North America, best known for species like the eulachon or candlefish.
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A.
Nautichthys
Nautichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the family Hemitripteridae, commonly known as sea ravens or sailfin sculpins, found in cold North Pacific waters.
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B.
Hedinichthys
Hedinichthys is a genus of stone loaches, small bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native to parts of Asia.
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C.
Xanthichthys
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their open-ocean, often deep-water habitats and distinctive, colorful patterns.
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D.
Normanichthys
Normanichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes that serves as the sole representative of the monotypic family Normanichthyidae.
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E.
Aorichthys
Aorichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes known from freshwater habitats in parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thaleichthys pacificus