Acanthuridae
E891507
Acanthuridae is a family of marine fish commonly known as surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes, characterized by laterally compressed bodies and sharp, scalpel-like spines on their tails.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Acanthuridae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10877809 — 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: Acanthuridae Context triple: [Acanthuroidei, includes, Acanthuridae]
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A.
Balistidae
Balistidae is a family of marine triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies, strong jaws, and often striking coloration, found primarily in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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B.
Acanthuroidei
Acanthuroidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes that includes surgeonfishes, tangs, and their relatives, many of which are characterized by laterally compressed bodies and sharp spines near the tail.
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C.
Blenniidae
Blenniidae is a family of small, often bottom-dwelling marine and brackish fishes known as combtooth blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, blunt heads, and comb-like teeth.
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D.
Scorpaenopsis
Scorpaenopsis is a genus of venomous, bottom-dwelling scorpionfishes known for their excellent camouflage on rocky and coral reef substrates.
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E.
Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, and stonefishes, many of which are venomous and well-camouflaged.
- 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: Acanthuridae Target entity description: Acanthuridae is a family of marine fish commonly known as surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes, characterized by laterally compressed bodies and sharp, scalpel-like spines on their tails.
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A.
Balistidae
Balistidae is a family of marine triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies, strong jaws, and often striking coloration, found primarily in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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B.
Acanthuroidei
Acanthuroidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes that includes surgeonfishes, tangs, and their relatives, many of which are characterized by laterally compressed bodies and sharp spines near the tail.
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C.
Blenniidae
Blenniidae is a family of small, often bottom-dwelling marine and brackish fishes known as combtooth blennies, characterized by elongated bodies, blunt heads, and comb-like teeth.
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D.
Scorpaenopsis
Scorpaenopsis is a genus of venomous, bottom-dwelling scorpionfishes known for their excellent camouflage on rocky and coral reef substrates.
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E.
Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, and stonefishes, many of which are venomous and well-camouflaged.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
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marine ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
surgeonfishes
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tangs ⓘ unicornfishes ⓘ |
| defensiveStructure |
caudal peduncle spine
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scalpel-like spine on each side of tail ⓘ |
| describedBy | Charles Lucien Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
algae grazer
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herbivore ⓘ reef ecosystem maintainer ⓘ |
| economicUse |
marine aquarium trade
ⓘ
subsistence fisheries ⓘ |
| habitat |
coral reefs
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rocky reefs ⓘ subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continuous dorsal fin
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ctenoid scales ⓘ highly maneuverable swimming ⓘ laterally compressed body ⓘ marine habitat ⓘ sharp scalpel-like caudal spines ⓘ small terminal mouth ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Acanthurinae
NERFINISHED
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Nasinae ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Acanthurus
NERFINISHED
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Ctenochaetus NERFINISHED ⓘ Naso NERFINISHED ⓘ Paracanthurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Zebrasoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Acanthurus triostegus
NERFINISHED
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Naso unicornis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paracanthurus hepatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage | pelagic larvae ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 1 meter in largest species ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek word "akantha" meaning spine ⓘ |
| order | Acanthuriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
algae
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detritus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Acanthuridae Description of subject: Acanthuridae is a family of marine fish commonly known as surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes, characterized by laterally compressed bodies and sharp, scalpel-like spines on their tails.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.