Cymothoidae
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Cymothoidae is a family of parasitic isopod crustaceans best known for attaching to fish and sometimes replacing their tongues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cymothoidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17127149 — 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: Cymothoidae Context triple: [Isopoda, includesParasiticTaxa, Cymothoidae]
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A.
Phlyctaeniida
Phlyctaeniida is an extinct order of armored prehistoric fishes within the class Placodermi, known from the Devonian period.
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B.
Moridae
Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.
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C.
Phascolosomatida
Phascolosomatida is an order of unsegmented marine worms within the phylum Sipuncula, characterized by a retractable introvert and a burrowing lifestyle in soft sediments or crevices.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Cymothoidae Target entity description: Cymothoidae is a family of parasitic isopod crustaceans best known for attaching to fish and sometimes replacing their tongues.
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A.
Phlyctaeniida
Phlyctaeniida is an extinct order of armored prehistoric fishes within the class Placodermi, known from the Devonian period.
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B.
Moridae
Moridae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes known for their elongated bodies and occurrence in cold and temperate ocean waters worldwide.
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C.
Phascolosomatida
Phascolosomatida is an order of unsegmented marine worms within the phylum Sipuncula, characterized by a retractable introvert and a burrowing lifestyle in soft sediments or crevices.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.