Polyodontidae
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Polyodontidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes known as paddlefish, characterized by their elongated, paddle-shaped snouts and filter-feeding habits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polyodontidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17743625 — 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: Polyodontidae Context triple: [Acipenseridae, relatedTo, Polyodontidae]
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Pantodontidae
Pantodontidae is a small family of freshwater ray-finned fishes best known for the African butterflyfish, characterized by its wing-like pectoral fins and surface-dwelling lifestyle in African rivers and swamps.
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Hiodontidae
Hiodontidae is a small family of freshwater fishes, commonly known as mooneyes, native to North America and characterized by their silvery bodies and large eyes.
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Diodontidae
Diodontidae is a family of marine fish commonly known as porcupinefishes, characterized by their ability to inflate their bodies and their covering of sharp spines for defense.
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D.
Trichodontidae
Trichodontidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
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Pontoporiidae
Pontoporiidae is a family of river dolphins best known for the La Plata dolphin (or franciscana), a small, coastal and estuarine cetacean found in South American waters.
- 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: Polyodontidae Target entity description: Polyodontidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes known as paddlefish, characterized by their elongated, paddle-shaped snouts and filter-feeding habits.
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A.
Pantodontidae
Pantodontidae is a small family of freshwater ray-finned fishes best known for the African butterflyfish, characterized by its wing-like pectoral fins and surface-dwelling lifestyle in African rivers and swamps.
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B.
Hiodontidae
Hiodontidae is a small family of freshwater fishes, commonly known as mooneyes, native to North America and characterized by their silvery bodies and large eyes.
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C.
Diodontidae
Diodontidae is a family of marine fish commonly known as porcupinefishes, characterized by their ability to inflate their bodies and their covering of sharp spines for defense.
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D.
Trichodontidae
Trichodontidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
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E.
Pontoporiidae
Pontoporiidae is a family of river dolphins best known for the La Plata dolphin (or franciscana), a small, coastal and estuarine cetacean found in South American waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.