Porichthys notatus
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Porichthys notatus is a species of mid-sized, nocturnal toadfish known for its bioluminescent organs and loud humming calls used in mating, commonly found along the Pacific coast of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porichthys notatus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10498984 — 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: Porichthys notatus Context triple: [Batrachoidiformes, includesCommonSpecies, Porichthys notatus]
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A.
Sebastes melanops
Sebastes melanops is a species of rockfish commonly known as black rockfish or black seaperch, found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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B.
Muraenesox
Muraenesox is a genus of large marine eels commonly known as pike congers, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
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C.
Bagre marinus
Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
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D.
Balistoides
Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes known for their robust, laterally compressed bodies and often striking coloration, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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E.
Pleurogrammus
Pleurogrammus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the greenling family, known for species such as the Atka mackerel found in North Pacific waters.
- 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: Porichthys notatus Target entity description: Porichthys notatus is a species of mid-sized, nocturnal toadfish known for its bioluminescent organs and loud humming calls used in mating, commonly found along the Pacific coast of North America.
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A.
Sebastes melanops
Sebastes melanops is a species of rockfish commonly known as black rockfish or black seaperch, found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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B.
Muraenesox
Muraenesox is a genus of large marine eels commonly known as pike congers, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
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C.
Bagre marinus
Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
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D.
Balistoides
Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes known for their robust, laterally compressed bodies and often striking coloration, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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E.
Pleurogrammus
Pleurogrammus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the greenling family, known for species such as the Atka mackerel found in North Pacific waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
species of fish
ⓘ
toadfish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bioluminescent | true ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | plainfin midshipman ⓘ |
| describedBy | Charles Frédéric Girard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
other benthic invertebrates ⓘ small fishes ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic predator ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | undersides of intertidal rocks ⓘ |
| family | Batrachoididae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Porichthys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
intertidal zone
ⓘ
marine coastal waters ⓘ subtidal zone ⓘ |
| hasPhotophores | true ⓘ |
| hearingSpecialization | enhanced sensitivity to low-frequency sounds ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maleMorphTypes |
Type I males
ⓘ
Type II males ⓘ |
| maximumLength | approximately 38 cm ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
loud, long-duration humming calls
ⓘ
rows of luminous photophores resembling naval midshipman buttons ⓘ |
| order | Batrachoidiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photophoreLocation |
head
ⓘ
ventral surface ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior |
male nest guarding
ⓘ
nesting under rocks ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model organism for studies of circadian and seasonal rhythms
ⓘ
model organism for studies of vocal communication ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| soundProduction | humming calls ⓘ |
| substratePreference |
gravelly bottoms
ⓘ
muddy bottoms ⓘ sandy bottoms ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tidalBehavior | spawns in intertidal zone during summer ⓘ |
| TypeIIMaleBehavior | sneaker or satellite spawning ⓘ |
| TypeIMaleBehavior | nest building and courtship humming ⓘ |
| vocalizationFunction |
mate attraction
ⓘ
territorial display ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1854 ⓘ |
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: Porichthys notatus Description of subject: Porichthys notatus is a species of mid-sized, nocturnal toadfish known for its bioluminescent organs and loud humming calls used in mating, commonly found along the Pacific coast of North America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.