Bothriolepis
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Bothriolepis is an extinct genus of heavily armored, bottom-dwelling fish from the Devonian period, notable for its bony plates and widespread fossil record.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bothriolepis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17037576 — 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: Bothriolepis Context triple: [Placodermi, included, Bothriolepis]
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A.
Aorichthys
Aorichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes known from freshwater habitats in parts of Asia.
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B.
Erpetoichthys
Erpetoichthys is a genus of elongated, eel-like bichir fishes native to African freshwater habitats, best known for the ropefish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus).
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C.
Normanichthys
Normanichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes that serves as the sole representative of the monotypic family Normanichthyidae.
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D.
Allodontichthys
Allodontichthys is a genus of small freshwater fishes in the family Cyprinodontidae, known for inhabiting streams and rivers in Mexico.
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E.
Thaleichthys
Thaleichthys is a genus of small anadromous smelt fishes native to the North Pacific coast of North America, best known for species like the eulachon or candlefish.
- 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: Bothriolepis Target entity description: Bothriolepis is an extinct genus of heavily armored, bottom-dwelling fish from the Devonian period, notable for its bony plates and widespread fossil record.
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A.
Aorichthys
Aorichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes known from freshwater habitats in parts of Asia.
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B.
Erpetoichthys
Erpetoichthys is a genus of elongated, eel-like bichir fishes native to African freshwater habitats, best known for the ropefish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus).
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C.
Normanichthys
Normanichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes that serves as the sole representative of the monotypic family Normanichthyidae.
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D.
Allodontichthys
Allodontichthys is a genus of small freshwater fishes in the family Cyprinodontidae, known for inhabiting streams and rivers in Mexico.
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E.
Thaleichthys
Thaleichthys is a genus of small anadromous smelt fishes native to the North Pacific coast of North America, best known for species like the eulachon or candlefish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.