Atherinella
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Atherinella is a genus of small silverside fishes found primarily in marine and brackish coastal waters of the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atherinella canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10435677 — 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: Atherinella Context triple: [Atherinidae, hasMember, Atherinella]
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A.
Atherinomorus
Atherinomorus is a genus of small, schooling silverside fishes commonly found in coastal and tropical marine waters.
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B.
Atherinopsis
Atherinopsis is a genus of neotropical silverside fishes known from coastal marine and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Atherinopsidae
Atherinopsidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as New World silversides, found primarily in marine and freshwater coastal habitats of the Americas.
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D.
Atherinidae
Atherinidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments worldwide.
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E.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
- 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: Atherinella Target entity description: Atherinella is a genus of small silverside fishes found primarily in marine and brackish coastal waters of the Americas.
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A.
Atherinomorus
Atherinomorus is a genus of small, schooling silverside fishes commonly found in coastal and tropical marine waters.
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B.
Atherinopsis
Atherinopsis is a genus of neotropical silverside fishes known from coastal marine and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Atherinopsidae
Atherinopsidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as New World silversides, found primarily in marine and freshwater coastal habitats of the Americas.
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D.
Atherinidae
Atherinidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments worldwide.
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E.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Atherinopsidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Atherinella argentea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atherinella blackburni NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella brasiliensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella colombiensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella crystallina NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella eriarcha NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella guatemalensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella hubbsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella jiloaensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella milleri NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella pachylepis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella panamensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella regalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella sardina NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella schultzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella sinaloensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella spilaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella starksi NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella texana NERFINISHED ⓘ Atherinella venezuelae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of small silverside fishes ⓘ |
| distribution | Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | small coastal fishes ⓘ |
| environment |
estuaries
ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| family | Atherinopsidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | small invertebrate feeder ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ western Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish coastal waters
ⓘ
marine coastal waters ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | silversides ⓘ |
| isA | ray-finned fish genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Atheriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeOf | silverside ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atherinella Description of subject: Atherinella is a genus of small silverside fishes found primarily in marine and brackish coastal waters of the Americas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.