Micropterus
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Micropterus is a genus of North American freshwater fish in the sunfish family, best known for including popular sport species such as largemouth and smallmouth bass.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13407950 — 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: Micropterus Context triple: [largemouth bass, genus, Micropterus]
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A.
Micropterus salmoides
Micropterus salmoides is a widely distributed North American freshwater game fish known for its large mouth, aggressive behavior, and popularity in sport fishing.
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B.
Kryptopterus
Kryptopterus is a genus of Southeast Asian glass catfishes known for their transparent bodies and elongated, laterally compressed forms.
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C.
Hoplichthys
Hoplichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known commonly as ghost flatheads, found in deep waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
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Scardinius
Scardinius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes in the carp family, commonly known as rudds, found in European and Eurasian waters.
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Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon is a genus of lampreys, a group of jawless, eel-like parasitic or non-parasitic fishes found primarily in freshwater habitats of North America.
- 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: Micropterus Target entity description: Micropterus is a genus of North American freshwater fish in the sunfish family, best known for including popular sport species such as largemouth and smallmouth bass.
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A.
Micropterus salmoides
Micropterus salmoides is a widely distributed North American freshwater game fish known for its large mouth, aggressive behavior, and popularity in sport fishing.
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B.
Kryptopterus
Kryptopterus is a genus of Southeast Asian glass catfishes known for their transparent bodies and elongated, laterally compressed forms.
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C.
Hoplichthys
Hoplichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known commonly as ghost flatheads, found in deep waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
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D.
Scardinius
Scardinius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes in the carp family, commonly known as rudds, found in European and Eurasian waters.
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E.
Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon is a genus of lampreys, a group of jawless, eel-like parasitic or non-parasitic fishes found primarily in freshwater habitats of North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | black basses ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
insects ⓘ smaller fish ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
recreational fishing
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sport fishing tournaments ⓘ |
| family | Centrarchidae ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
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lakes ⓘ ponds ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| impact | can be invasive outside native range ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Micropterus cataractae
ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus chattahoochae ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus coosae ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus dolomieu ⓘ Micropterus floridanus ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus henshalli ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus notius ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus punctulatus ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus salmoides ⓘ Micropterus sp. cf. coosae “Altamaha” ⓘ Micropterus sp. cf. coosae “Savannah” ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus sp. cf. dolomieu “Ouachita” ⓘ Micropterus sp. cf. punctulatus “Cahaba” ⓘ Micropterus tallapoosae ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus treculii ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
Micropterus warriorensis ⓘ
linked to:
Micropterus
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| introducedTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Centrarchidae
ⓘ
sunfish family ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
largemouth bass
ⓘ
smallmouth bass ⓘ spotted bass ⓘ |
| order | Perciformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | male nest guarding ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | predatory fish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Micropterus Description of subject: Micropterus is a genus of North American freshwater fish in the sunfish family, best known for including popular sport species such as largemouth and smallmouth bass.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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