Chimaeriformes
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Chimaeriformes is an order of cartilaginous fishes commonly known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, characterized by their deep-sea habitats, elongated bodies, and distinctive tooth plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chimaeriformes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16049720 — 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: Chimaeriformes Context triple: [Holocephali, includes, Chimaeriformes]
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A.
Rheiformes
Rheiformes is an order of large, flightless birds native to South America, commonly known as rheas and related to ostriches and emus.
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B.
Castorimorpha
Castorimorpha is a suborder of rodents that includes beavers, pocket gophers, and kangaroo rats, characterized by their specialized digging and gnawing adaptations.
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C.
Pempheriformes
Pempheriformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes sweepers and their relatives, characterized by laterally compressed bodies and nocturnal, schooling behavior in marine environments.
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D.
Apterygiformes
Apterygiformes is an order of small, flightless birds best known for the kiwi species native to New Zealand.
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E.
Percopsiformes
Percopsiformes is an order of small, primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes trout-perches and their relatives, mostly found in 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: Chimaeriformes Target entity description: Chimaeriformes is an order of cartilaginous fishes commonly known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, characterized by their deep-sea habitats, elongated bodies, and distinctive tooth plates.
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A.
Rheiformes
Rheiformes is an order of large, flightless birds native to South America, commonly known as rheas and related to ostriches and emus.
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B.
Castorimorpha
Castorimorpha is a suborder of rodents that includes beavers, pocket gophers, and kangaroo rats, characterized by their specialized digging and gnawing adaptations.
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C.
Pempheriformes
Pempheriformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes sweepers and their relatives, characterized by laterally compressed bodies and nocturnal, schooling behavior in marine environments.
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D.
Apterygiformes
Apterygiformes is an order of small, flightless birds best known for the kiwi species native to New Zealand.
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E.
Percopsiformes
Percopsiformes is an order of small, primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes trout-perches and their relatives, mostly found in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.