Paralichthyidae
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Paralichthyidae is a family of large, bottom-dwelling flatfishes commonly known as sand flounders or large-tooth flounders, many of which are important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paralichthyidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2167465 — 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: Paralichthyidae Context triple: [Pleuronectiformes, containsFamily, Paralichthyidae]
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A.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
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B.
Balistidae
Balistidae is a family of marine triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies, strong jaws, and often striking coloration, found primarily in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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C.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
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D.
Schilbeidae
Schilbeidae is a family of freshwater catfishes native mainly to Africa and parts of Asia, known for their slender bodies and often schooling behavior.
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E.
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a large family of freshwater fishes that includes carps, minnows, and their relatives, widely distributed across Eurasia, Africa, and North America.
- 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: Paralichthyidae Target entity description: Paralichthyidae is a family of large, bottom-dwelling flatfishes commonly known as sand flounders or large-tooth flounders, many of which are important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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A.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
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B.
Balistidae
Balistidae is a family of marine triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies, strong jaws, and often striking coloration, found primarily in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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C.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
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D.
Schilbeidae
Schilbeidae is a family of freshwater catfishes native mainly to Africa and parts of Asia, known for their slender bodies and often schooling behavior.
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E.
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a large family of freshwater fishes that includes carps, minnows, and their relatives, widely distributed across Eurasia, Africa, and North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adultHabitat | benthic ⓘ |
| bodyShape | flatfish ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | asymmetrical in adults ⓘ |
| camouflage | cryptic coloration ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
sold fresh
ⓘ
sold frozen ⓘ |
| commonName |
large-tooth flounders
ⓘ
sand flounders ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ small fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic predator ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ |
| eyePosition | both eyes on left side of body in most species ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finType | continuous dorsal and anal fins ⓘ |
| fishingMethod |
gillnetting
ⓘ
hook and line ⓘ trawling ⓘ |
| habitat |
continental shelf
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ muddy bottoms ⓘ sandy bottoms ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | pelagic larvae ⓘ |
| lifestyle | demersal ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
large mouth with sharp teeth
ⓘ
laterally compressed body ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Etropus
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Paralichthys ⓘ Syacium ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Paralichthys
ⓘ
surface form:
Paralichthys californicus
Paralichthys dentatus ⓘ Paralichthys ⓘ
surface form:
Paralichthys lethostigma
|
| order | Pleuronectiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | marine broadcast spawners ⓘ |
| sizeCharacteristic | generally large for flatfishes ⓘ |
| substrateAssociation | bottom-dwelling ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
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: Paralichthyidae Description of subject: Paralichthyidae is a family of large, bottom-dwelling flatfishes commonly known as sand flounders or large-tooth flounders, many of which are important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.