Paracanthurus hepatus
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Paracanthurus hepatus is a brightly colored Indo-Pacific reef fish, commonly known as the blue tang or regal tang, popularized worldwide by the character Dory in the film "Finding Nemo."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paracanthurus hepatus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2835613 — 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: Paracanthurus hepatus Context triple: [Dory, species, Paracanthurus hepatus]
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A.
Pterois volitans
Pterois volitans is the red lionfish, a venomous marine fish known for its striking striped appearance, long fin rays, and invasive impact on Atlantic and Caribbean ecosystems.
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B.
Scleropages formosus
Scleropages formosus is a Southeast Asian freshwater fish species, commonly known as the Asian arowana, prized in the aquarium trade for its metallic scales and cultural association with luck and prosperity.
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C.
Tayassu
Tayassu is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to Central and South American forests and scrublands.
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D.
Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as filefishes, characterized by their rough, sandpapery skin, laterally compressed bodies, and ability to camouflage among seaweeds and corals.
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E.
Scorpaena scrofa
Scorpaena scrofa, commonly known as the red scorpionfish, is a venomous marine fish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, recognized for its spiny fins and excellent camouflage among rocky reefs.
- 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: Paracanthurus hepatus Target entity description: Paracanthurus hepatus is a brightly colored Indo-Pacific reef fish, commonly known as the blue tang or regal tang, popularized worldwide by the character Dory in the film "Finding Nemo."
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A.
Pterois volitans
Pterois volitans is the red lionfish, a venomous marine fish known for its striking striped appearance, long fin rays, and invasive impact on Atlantic and Caribbean ecosystems.
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B.
Scleropages formosus
Scleropages formosus is a Southeast Asian freshwater fish species, commonly known as the Asian arowana, prized in the aquarium trade for its metallic scales and cultural association with luck and prosperity.
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C.
Tayassu
Tayassu is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to Central and South American forests and scrublands.
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D.
Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as filefishes, characterized by their rough, sandpapery skin, laterally compressed bodies, and ability to camouflage among seaweeds and corals.
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E.
Scorpaena scrofa
Scorpaena scrofa, commonly known as the red scorpionfish, is a venomous marine fish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, recognized for its spiny fins and excellent camouflage among rocky reefs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine fish species
ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ surgeonfish ⓘ tang ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| aquariumDifficulty | moderate to difficult ⓘ |
| associatedEcosystem | coral reef ecosystems ⓘ |
| binomialName | Paracanthurus hepatus self-link ⓘ |
| bodyColor | bright blue ⓘ |
| bodyMarkings | black palette-like pattern on sides ⓘ |
| caudalSpineLocation | base of tail ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
blue tang
ⓘ
hippo tang ⓘ palette surgeonfish ⓘ regal tang ⓘ |
| defensiveStructure | sharp caudal spine ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Carl Linnaeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Linnaeus
|
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
plankton ⓘ |
| family | Acanthuridae ⓘ |
| finType | continuous dorsal fin ⓘ |
| genus | Paracanthurus ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
East Africa to Micronesia
ⓘ
Japan to Australia ⓘ |
| habitat |
coral reefs
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lagoon reefs ⓘ outer reef slopes ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage | pelagic larvae ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 30 cm ⓘ |
| morphology | laterally compressed body ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Indian Ocean
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Indo-Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Pacific
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| order |
Acanthuroidei
ⓘ
surface form:
Acanthuriformes
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| popCultureAppearance |
character Dory in Finding Dory
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Dory in Finding Dory ⓘ
surface form:
character Dory in Finding Nemo
|
| reproduction | egg scatterer in open water ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | schooling fish ⓘ |
| tailColor | yellow ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | tropical waters ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | herbivore ⓘ |
| typicalDepthRange | 2–40 m ⓘ |
| uses | marine aquarium trade ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1766 ⓘ |
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: Paracanthurus hepatus Description of subject: Paracanthurus hepatus is a brightly colored Indo-Pacific reef fish, commonly known as the blue tang or regal tang, popularized worldwide by the character Dory in the film "Finding Nemo."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dory