Entosphenus
E185328
Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Entosphenus tridentatus | 4 |
| Entosphenus canonical | 2 |
| Entosphenus folletti | 1 |
| Entosphenus hubbsi | 1 |
| Entosphenus lethophagus | 1 |
| Entosphenus macrostomus | 1 |
| Entosphenus minimus | 1 |
| Entosphenus similis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1630123 — 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.
Target entity: Entosphenus Context triple: [Pacific lamprey, genus, Entosphenus]
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A.
Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
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B.
Gadus aeglefinus
Gadus aeglefinus is the haddock, a North Atlantic marine fish widely used in traditional smoked and fried dishes.
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C.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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D.
Pike
Pike is an English surname of Old English origin, often associated with people who lived near a pointed hill or carried a pike as a weapon.
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E.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Entosphenus Target entity description: Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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A.
Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
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B.
Gadus aeglefinus
Gadus aeglefinus is the haddock, a North Atlantic marine fish widely used in traditional smoked and fried dishes.
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C.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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D.
Pike
Pike is an English surname of Old English origin, often associated with people who lived near a pointed hill or carried a pike as a weapon.
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E.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adultHabitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
cyclostomes
ⓘ
jawless fishes ⓘ |
| class | Hyperoartia ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Pacific coast of North America
ⓘ
western North America ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | parasite of other fishes ⓘ |
| family | Petromyzontidae ⓘ |
| feedingHabitAdults | hematophagous parasites of fishes ⓘ |
| feedingHabitLarvae | filter-feeding detritivores ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape | eel-like ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elongate cylindrical body
ⓘ
lack of paired fins ⓘ lack of true jaws ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | lampreys ⓘ |
| hasEyeType | well-developed eyes in adults ⓘ |
| hasFeedingStructure | keratinous teeth ⓘ |
| hasFeedingType | parasitic ⓘ |
| hasLarvalStage | ammocoete ⓘ |
| hasLifeHistoryStrategy | anadromous ⓘ |
| hasMouthType | suctorial oral disc ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Entosphenus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus folletti
Entosphenus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus hubbsi
Entosphenus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus lethophagus
Entosphenus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus macrostomus
Entosphenus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus minimus
Entosphenus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus similis
Entosphenus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus tridentatus
|
| inhabits |
North American coastal marine environments
ⓘ
North American freshwater environments ⓘ |
| isJawless | true ⓘ |
| isNativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | soft sediment of streams and rivers ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
freshwater spawning
ⓘ
marine or large-river feeding phase ⓘ |
| order |
Petromyzontidae
ⓘ
surface form:
Petromyzontiformes
|
| parentTaxon | Petromyzontidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gill pouches ⓘ |
| sensorySystem | well-developed lateral line system ⓘ |
| skeletonType | cartilaginous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Entosphenus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Entosphenus tridentatus
|
How these facts were elicited
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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.
Subject: Entosphenus Description of subject: Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.