Gastromyzon
E807214
Gastromyzon is a genus of small, specialized freshwater loaches known for their flattened, sucker-like bodies adapted to fast-flowing streams in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gastromyzon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9531622 — 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: Gastromyzon Context triple: [Balitoridae, notableGenus, Gastromyzon]
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A.
Pseudogastromyzon
Pseudogastromyzon is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches known for their flattened bodies and sucker-like fins adapted to fast-flowing streams in East Asia.
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B.
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, commonly known as the oriental weather loach, is a small, eel-like freshwater fish native to East Asia and popular in aquaculture and the aquarium trade.
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C.
Bathmocercus
Bathmocercus is a small genus of African warblers known for their skulking behavior in dense undergrowth and distinctive vocalizations.
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D.
Cerapachys
Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
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E.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
- 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: Gastromyzon Target entity description: Gastromyzon is a genus of small, specialized freshwater loaches known for their flattened, sucker-like bodies adapted to fast-flowing streams in Southeast Asia.
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A.
Pseudogastromyzon
Pseudogastromyzon is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches known for their flattened bodies and sucker-like fins adapted to fast-flowing streams in East Asia.
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B.
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, commonly known as the oriental weather loach, is a small, eel-like freshwater fish native to East Asia and popular in aquaculture and the aquarium trade.
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C.
Bathmocercus
Bathmocercus is a small genus of African warblers known for their skulking behavior in dense undergrowth and distinctive vocalizations.
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D.
Cerapachys
Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
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E.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adhesion to rocks in strong currents
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sucker-like ventral surface ⓘ |
| aquariumRequirement |
high oxygenation
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smooth rocks for grazing ⓘ strong water flow ⓘ |
| aquariumTrade | sometimes kept in aquaria ⓘ |
| behavior |
benthic
ⓘ
grazing on surfaces ⓘ |
| bodyShape | flattened ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
Borneo sucker loach
ⓘ
hillstream loach ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | sensitive to habitat degradation ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
biofilm ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | rheophilic fish ⓘ |
| environment | tropical streams ⓘ |
| family | Gastromyzontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
clear water habitats
ⓘ
upland streams ⓘ |
| habitat |
fast-flowing streams
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freshwater ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | clinging and crawling on substrates ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
expanded paired fins forming adhesive surface
ⓘ
small subterminal mouth ⓘ specialized fin rays for gripping surfaces ⓘ ventrally flattened body ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| respirationAdaptation | adapted to well-oxygenated water ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| substratePreference | rocky stream beds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation in catchment areas
ⓘ
stream modification ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| typeOf | loach ⓘ |
| waterCurrentPreference | strong current ⓘ |
| waterParameterPreference |
cool to moderate temperatures
ⓘ
well-oxygenated water ⓘ |
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: Gastromyzon Description of subject: Gastromyzon is a genus of small, specialized freshwater loaches known for their flattened, sucker-like bodies adapted to fast-flowing streams in Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.