Moxostoma
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Moxostoma is a genus of freshwater fish commonly known as redhorses, found in North American rivers and streams and noted for their bottom-feeding habits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moxostoma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9611587 — 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: Moxostoma Context triple: [Catostomidae, notableGenus, Moxostoma]
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A.
Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon is a genus of lampreys, a group of jawless, eel-like parasitic or non-parasitic fishes found primarily in freshwater habitats of North America.
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B.
Nemacheilus
Nemacheilus is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches found primarily in fast-flowing streams and rivers across South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis is a species of lamprey, a jawless, eel-like parasitic fish native to freshwater systems in North America.
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D.
Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.
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E.
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.
- 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: Moxostoma Target entity description: Moxostoma is a genus of freshwater fish commonly known as redhorses, found in North American rivers and streams and noted for their bottom-feeding habits.
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A.
Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon is a genus of lampreys, a group of jawless, eel-like parasitic or non-parasitic fishes found primarily in freshwater habitats of North America.
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B.
Nemachilichthys
Nemachilichthys is a genus of small freshwater stone loaches native to South Asia, known for inhabiting fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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C.
Nemacheilus
Nemacheilus is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches found primarily in fast-flowing streams and rivers across South and Southeast Asia.
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D.
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis is a species of lamprey, a jawless, eel-like parasitic fish native to freshwater systems in North America.
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E.
Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongate
ⓘ
fusiform ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
redhorse suckers
ⓘ
redhorses ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species of the genus are threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Moxostoma anisurum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moxostoma ariommum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma carinatum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma cervinum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma collapsum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma congestum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma duquesnei NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma erythrurum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma hubbsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma lacerum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma macrolepidotum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma pappillosum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma poecilurum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma robustum NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma rupiscartes NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma sp. (multiple undescribed or debated species) NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxostoma valenciennesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ insect larvae ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| distribution |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic invertebrate predator
ⓘ
prey for larger fishes ⓘ |
| family | Catostomidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType |
benthic feeder
ⓘ
bottom feeder ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| mouthPosition | inferior mouth ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
often reddish tail or fins in many species
ⓘ
thick fleshy lips adapted for scraping and sucking ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Catostomidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
egg-laying fish
ⓘ
spawning in riffles ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
sport fishing
ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ |
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: Moxostoma Description of subject: Moxostoma is a genus of freshwater fish commonly known as redhorses, found in North American rivers and streams and noted for their bottom-feeding habits.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.