Telmatherina
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Telmatherina is a genus of small, often brightly colored freshwater fish endemic to Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, known for their diversity and specialized adaptations in ancient lake ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Telmatherina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10435828 — 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: Telmatherina Context triple: [Telmatherinidae, includes, Telmatherina]
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A.
Chilatherina
Chilatherina is a genus of rainbowfish known for its brightly colored, freshwater species native primarily to New Guinea and surrounding regions.
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B.
Stenatherina
Stenatherina is a genus of silverside fishes within the family Atherinidae, known from marine and coastal waters.
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C.
Telmatherinidae
Telmatherinidae is a family of small, often brightly colored freshwater fishes known as sail-fin silversides, primarily endemic to lakes and streams in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Lythrichthys
Lythrichthys is a genus of deep-sea scorpionfishes known for their spiny bodies and association with the family Setarchidae.
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E.
Iriatherina
Iriatherina is a small genus of delicate, elongated rainbowfish known for their ornate fins and popularity in freshwater aquariums.
- 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: Telmatherina Target entity description: Telmatherina is a genus of small, often brightly colored freshwater fish endemic to Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, known for their diversity and specialized adaptations in ancient lake ecosystems.
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A.
Chilatherina
Chilatherina is a genus of rainbowfish known for its brightly colored, freshwater species native primarily to New Guinea and surrounding regions.
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B.
Stenatherina
Stenatherina is a genus of silverside fishes within the family Atherinidae, known from marine and coastal waters.
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C.
Telmatherinidae
Telmatherinidae is a family of small, often brightly colored freshwater fishes known as sail-fin silversides, primarily endemic to lakes and streams in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Lythrichthys
Lythrichthys is a genus of deep-sea scorpionfishes known for their spiny bodies and association with the family Setarchidae.
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E.
Iriatherina
Iriatherina is a small genus of delicate, elongated rainbowfish known for their ornate fins and popularity in freshwater aquariums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Australasian realm ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| coloration | brightly colored ⓘ |
| commonName | sailfin silversides ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat degradation in Sulawesi lakes ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Albert Boulenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| distribution |
Lake Lontoa (Wawantoa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Mahalona NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Matano NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Towuti NERFINISHED ⓘ Malili Lakes system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemRole | part of ancient lake species flocks ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Telmatherinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType |
egg-predatory (in some species)
ⓘ
insectivorous (in some species) ⓘ molluscivorous (in some species) ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Telmatherina abendanoni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telmatherina albolabiosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina antoniae NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina bonti NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina celebensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina obscura NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina opudi NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina prognatha NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina sarasinorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Telmatherina wahjui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Telmatherina antoniae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange | ancient lake ecosystems ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high species diversity
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rapid speciation ⓘ trophic specialization ⓘ |
| order | Atheriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
introduced species
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overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Telmatherina Description of subject: Telmatherina is a genus of small, often brightly colored freshwater fish endemic to Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, known for their diversity and specialized adaptations in ancient lake ecosystems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.