Pseudomugilidae
E246033
Pseudomugilidae is a family of small, colorful freshwater and brackish fishes commonly known as blue-eyes, native primarily to Australia and New Guinea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pseudomugil | 3 |
| Pseudomugilidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2223339 — 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: Pseudomugilidae Context triple: [Atheriniformes, containsFamily, Pseudomugilidae]
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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.
Hoplichthyidae
Hoplichthyidae is a family of benthic marine fishes, commonly known as ghost flatheads, found on continental shelves and slopes of the Indo-Pacific region.
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C.
Gyrinocheilidae
Gyrinocheilidae is a family of freshwater fishes commonly known as sucking or algae-eating loaches, characterized by their specialized mouths adapted for grazing on surfaces.
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D.
Acheilognathidae
Acheilognathidae is a family of small freshwater ray-finned fishes, commonly known as bitterlings, native mainly to East Asia and parts of Europe.
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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: Pseudomugilidae Target entity description: Pseudomugilidae is a family of small, colorful freshwater and brackish fishes commonly known as blue-eyes, native primarily to Australia and New Guinea.
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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.
Hoplichthyidae
Hoplichthyidae is a family of benthic marine fishes, commonly known as ghost flatheads, found on continental shelves and slopes of the Indo-Pacific region.
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C.
Gyrinocheilidae
Gyrinocheilidae is a family of freshwater fishes commonly known as sucking or algae-eating loaches, characterized by their specialized mouths adapted for grazing on surfaces.
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D.
Acheilognathidae
Acheilognathidae is a family of small freshwater ray-finned fishes, commonly known as bitterlings, native mainly to East Asia and parts of Europe.
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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 (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| aquariumTrade | popular ornamental fishes ⓘ |
| behavior | schooling ⓘ |
| bodyShape | slender ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bright coloration
ⓘ
conspicuous blue eyes ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | blue-eyes ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| diet |
small invertebrates
ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution | Australasian region ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | freshwater micro-predator ⓘ |
| finCharacteristic | often with elongated fins in males ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish water
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Kiunga
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Pseudomugilidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pseudomugil
Scaturiginichthys ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ |
| order | Atheriniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | adhesive eggs on substrate or vegetation ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males more colorful than females ⓘ |
| sizeRange | typically under 6 cm total length ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| waterType | tropical ⓘ |
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: Pseudomugilidae Description of subject: Pseudomugilidae is a family of small, colorful freshwater and brackish fishes commonly known as blue-eyes, native primarily to Australia and New Guinea.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pseudomugil
this entity surface form:
Pseudomugil
this entity surface form:
Pseudomugil