Pataecidae
E242002
Pataecidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes known as Australian prowfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies and association with rocky reefs and coastal habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pataecidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2178410 — 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: Pataecidae Context triple: [Scorpaeniformes, includes, Pataecidae]
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Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, often brightly colored passerine birds commonly known as fairywrens, grasswrens, and emu-wrens, native primarily to Australia and nearby regions.
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B.
Podicipedidae
Podicipedidae is a family of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by their lobed toes, excellent swimming and diving abilities, and elaborate courtship displays.
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C.
Dicruridae
Dicruridae is a family of passerine birds commonly known as drongos, found mainly in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and noted for their glossy plumage, long forked tails, and often aggressive, fearless behavior.
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D.
Paridae
Paridae is a family of small, active passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and titmice, known for their acrobatic foraging and adaptability to diverse habitats.
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E.
Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as Old World warblers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- 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: Pataecidae Target entity description: Pataecidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes known as Australian prowfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies and association with rocky reefs and coastal habitats.
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A.
Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, often brightly colored passerine birds commonly known as fairywrens, grasswrens, and emu-wrens, native primarily to Australia and nearby regions.
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B.
Podicipedidae
Podicipedidae is a family of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by their lobed toes, excellent swimming and diving abilities, and elaborate courtship displays.
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C.
Dicruridae
Dicruridae is a family of passerine birds commonly known as drongos, found mainly in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and noted for their glossy plumage, long forked tails, and often aggressive, fearless behavior.
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D.
Paridae
Paridae is a family of small, active passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and titmice, known for their acrobatic foraging and adaptability to diverse habitats.
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E.
Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as Old World warblers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
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taxon ⓘ |
| association |
coastal reef communities
ⓘ
reef-associated fishes ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Australasian realm ⓘ |
| bodyShape | laterally compressed ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| climateZone |
subtropical
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temperate ⓘ |
| commonName | Australian prowfishes ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Aetapcus
ⓘ
Neopataecus ⓘ Pataecus ⓘ |
| distribution | Australian waters ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | reef predator ⓘ |
| environment | temperate marine ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| geologicalTime | extant ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
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marine environment ⓘ rocky reefs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
association with sessile invertebrates
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camouflage among sponges and algae ⓘ cryptic coloration ⓘ highly compressed body ⓘ laterally compressed head and body ⓘ |
| infraclass | Teleostei ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| locomotion | slow-swimming ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Pataecus ⓘ |
| order | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region |
Indo-Pacific region
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surface form:
Indo-Pacific
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| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fishes ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | mesopredator ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Pataecus ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Pataecidae Description of subject: Pataecidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes known as Australian prowfishes, characterized by their laterally compressed bodies and association with rocky reefs and coastal habitats.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.