Neolissochilus
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Neolissochilus is a genus of large freshwater cyprinid fishes native to South and Southeast Asia, closely related to the mahseers and often found in fast-flowing rivers and streams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neolissochilus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7017529 — 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: Neolissochilus Context triple: [mahseer, genusIncludes, Neolissochilus]
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A.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is a large, economically important freshwater cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers, commonly known for its game and food value.
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B.
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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C.
Pseudochirulus
Pseudochirulus is a genus of ringtail possums, small arboreal marsupials native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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D.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters.
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E.
Stenogaster
Stenogaster is a genus of hover wasps known for their slender bodies, hovering flight, and primitively eusocial nesting behavior in tropical 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: Neolissochilus Target entity description: Neolissochilus is a genus of large freshwater cyprinid fishes native to South and Southeast Asia, closely related to the mahseers and often found in fast-flowing rivers and streams.
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A.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is a large, economically important freshwater cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers, commonly known for its game and food value.
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B.
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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C.
Pseudochirulus
Pseudochirulus is a genus of ringtail possums, small arboreal marsupials native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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D.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters.
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E.
Stenogaster
Stenogaster is a genus of hover wasps known for their slender bodies, hovering flight, and primitively eusocial nesting behavior in tropical Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | cyprinid fishes ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | mahseer-like carp ⓘ |
| describedAs | closely related to mahseers ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himalayan foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | riverine omnivore ⓘ |
| family | Cyprinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingHabit | benthic forager ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | large-bodied fishes ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
food fish
ⓘ
recreational angling ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Neolissochilus blanci
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neolissochilus compressus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neolissochilus hendersoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Neolissochilus hexagonolepis NERFINISHED ⓘ Neolissochilus pnar NERFINISHED ⓘ Neolissochilus soroides NERFINISHED ⓘ Neolissochilus spinulosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neolissochilus stracheyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Neolissochilus subterraneus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | freshwater fish conservation studies ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
elongated body
ⓘ
large scales ⓘ powerful fins adapted to currents ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | mahseer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | omnivorous ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Neolissochilus hexagonolepis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment |
fast-flowing rivers
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mountain streams ⓘ |
| waterPreference | clear well-oxygenated water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Neolissochilus Description of subject: Neolissochilus is a genus of large freshwater cyprinid fishes native to South and Southeast Asia, closely related to the mahseers and often found in fast-flowing rivers and streams.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.