Siganidae
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Siganidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as rabbitfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies, herbivorous diet, and venomous fin spines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siganidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10877814 — 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: Siganidae Context triple: [Acanthuroidei, includes, Siganidae]
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A.
Sagittariidae
Sagittariidae is a small bird family best known for the secretarybird, a distinctive long-legged raptor native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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B.
Sebastidae
Sebastidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as rockfishes, many of which are long-lived, bottom-dwelling species important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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C.
Synanceiidae
Synanceiidae is a family of venomous marine fish commonly known as stonefishes, notorious for being among the most poisonous fish in the world.
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D.
Pangasiidae
Pangasiidae is a family of freshwater catfishes native mainly to rivers in South and Southeast Asia, including several species important in aquaculture and food fisheries.
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E.
Agonidae
Agonidae is a family of bottom-dwelling marine fishes, commonly known as poachers, characterized by bony armor plates and found primarily in cold northern 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: Siganidae Target entity description: Siganidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as rabbitfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies, herbivorous diet, and venomous fin spines.
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A.
Sagittariidae
Sagittariidae is a small bird family best known for the secretarybird, a distinctive long-legged raptor native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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B.
Sebastidae
Sebastidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as rockfishes, many of which are long-lived, bottom-dwelling species important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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C.
Synanceiidae
Synanceiidae is a family of venomous marine fish commonly known as stonefishes, notorious for being among the most poisonous fish in the world.
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D.
Pangasiidae
Pangasiidae is a family of freshwater catfishes native mainly to rivers in South and Southeast Asia, including several species important in aquaculture and food fisheries.
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E.
Agonidae
Agonidae is a family of bottom-dwelling marine fishes, commonly known as poachers, characterized by bony armor plates and found primarily in cold northern waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape | laterally compressed ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
rabbitfishes
ⓘ
spinefoots ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | venomous spines ⓘ |
| describedAs | marine fishes ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
seagrasses ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
algae grazer
ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aquarium trade
ⓘ
food fish ⓘ |
| finConfiguration |
anal fin with strong spines
ⓘ
dorsal fin with strong spines ⓘ |
| finSpines | venomous ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Indo-Pacific region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | venomous fin spines ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
coral reefs
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seagrass beds ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| hasNotableGenus | Siganus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Siganus argenteus
NERFINISHED
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Siganus canaliculatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Siganus fuscescens NERFINISHED ⓘ Siganus lineatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Siganus luridus NERFINISHED ⓘ Siganus rivulatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Siganus vulpinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | can affect algal communities ⓘ |
| introducedTo | eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introductionPathway | Lessepsian migration via Suez Canal ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumSize | about 40 cm total length in many species ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
compressed oval body
ⓘ
small terminal mouth ⓘ |
| order | Perciformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | ichthyologists ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often form schools ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalActivityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| typicalDiet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| waterType |
marine
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some species enter brackish waters ⓘ |
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: Siganidae Description of subject: Siganidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as rabbitfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies, herbivorous diet, and venomous fin spines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.