Barilius
E805068
Barilius is a genus of small, fast-swimming freshwater fishes native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, known for their streamlined bodies and often striking coloration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barilius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9531765 — 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: Barilius Context triple: [Danionidae, contains, Barilius]
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A.
Pitiusas
Pitiusas is a small Mediterranean archipelago, comprising Ibiza and Formentera and their surrounding islets, located in the Balearic Islands of Spain.
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B.
Vannius
Vannius was a 1st-century AD king of the Quadi, known from Roman historical sources for his rise to power with Roman support and his later deposition in a tribal revolt.
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C.
Tarschys
Tarschys is a Swedish surname most notably associated with political scientist and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe Daniel Tarschys.
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D.
Guiderius
Guiderius is a noble prince and one of the central heroic figures in William Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline," known for his bravery and hidden royal identity.
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E.
Amelius
Amelius was a 3rd-century Neoplatonist philosopher and disciple of Plotinus, known for his extensive commentaries on Platonic thought.
- 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: Barilius Target entity description: Barilius is a genus of small, fast-swimming freshwater fishes native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, known for their streamlined bodies and often striking coloration.
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A.
Pitiusas
Pitiusas is a small Mediterranean archipelago, comprising Ibiza and Formentera and their surrounding islets, located in the Balearic Islands of Spain.
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B.
Vannius
Vannius was a 1st-century AD king of the Quadi, known from Roman historical sources for his rise to power with Roman support and his later deposition in a tribal revolt.
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C.
Tarschys
Tarschys is a Swedish surname most notably associated with political scientist and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe Daniel Tarschys.
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D.
Guiderius
Guiderius is a noble prince and one of the central heroic figures in William Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline," known for his bravery and hidden royal identity.
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E.
Amelius
Amelius was a 3rd-century Neoplatonist philosopher and disciple of Plotinus, known for his extensive commentaries on Platonic thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus of fish
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taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Cyprinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | streamlined ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
minor local food fish
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ornamental fish trade ⓘ |
| diet |
insectivorous
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omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Indian subcontinent
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Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | mid-water insect predator ⓘ |
| family | Cyprinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
clear upland streams
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foothill rivers ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasCommonNamePattern | baril ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Actinopterygii
NERFINISHED
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Animalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chordata NERFINISHED ⓘ Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
NERFINISHED
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Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
horizontal stripes or spots in many species
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often brightly colored ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Barilius barna
NERFINISHED
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Barilius bendelisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Barilius canarensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Barilius vagra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preferredCurrent | fast-flowing water ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Himalaya foothills
NERFINISHED
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Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| subfamily | Danioninae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swimmingBehavior | fast-swimming ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small ⓘ |
| waterPreference | well-oxygenated water ⓘ |
| waterType |
riverine
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stream-dwelling ⓘ |
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: Barilius Description of subject: Barilius is a genus of small, fast-swimming freshwater fishes native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, known for their streamlined bodies and often striking coloration.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.