Marosatherina
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Marosatherina is a genus of small, colorful freshwater fish endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinctive sail-like dorsal fins and popularity in the aquarium trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marosatherina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10435829 — 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: Marosatherina Context triple: [Telmatherinidae, includes, Marosatherina]
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A.
Iriatherina
Iriatherina is a small genus of delicate, elongated rainbowfish known for their ornate fins and popularity in freshwater aquariums.
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B.
Scaturiginichthys
Scaturiginichthys is a small genus of freshwater fish in the blue-eye family, known for inhabiting isolated spring and stream habitats in Australia.
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C.
Stenatherina
Stenatherina is a genus of silverside fishes within the family Atherinidae, known from marine and coastal waters.
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D.
Belonoglanis
Belonoglanis is a genus of African catfish known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to fast-flowing freshwater habitats.
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E.
Chimarrichthys
Chimarrichthys is a genus of Asian river catfishes known for their adaptation to fast-flowing, rocky streams.
- 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: Marosatherina Target entity description: Marosatherina is a genus of small, colorful freshwater fish endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinctive sail-like dorsal fins and popularity in the aquarium trade.
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A.
Iriatherina
Iriatherina is a small genus of delicate, elongated rainbowfish known for their ornate fins and popularity in freshwater aquariums.
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B.
Scaturiginichthys
Scaturiginichthys is a small genus of freshwater fish in the blue-eye family, known for inhabiting isolated spring and stream habitats in Australia.
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C.
Stenatherina
Stenatherina is a genus of silverside fishes within the family Atherinidae, known from marine and coastal waters.
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D.
Belonoglanis
Belonoglanis is a genus of African catfish known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to fast-flowing freshwater habitats.
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E.
Chimarrichthys
Chimarrichthys is a genus of Asian river catfishes known for their adaptation to fast-flowing, rocky streams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm | Australasian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat degradation ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| distribution | lakes of Sulawesi ⓘ |
| family | Telmatherinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
colorful appearance
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sail-like dorsal fin ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Celebes sailfin silverside genus ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Marosatherina ladigesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEndemicTo |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularIn | aquarium trade ⓘ |
| isUsedAs | ornamental fish ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange | island of Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Atheriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat | overcollection for aquarium trade ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marosatherina Description of subject: Marosatherina is a genus of small, colorful freshwater fish endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its distinctive sail-like dorsal fins and popularity in the aquarium trade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.