Cottoidei
E242014
Cottoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sculpins and related bottom-dwelling, often spiny species found primarily in cold marine and freshwater environments.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2178425 — 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: Cottoidei Context triple: [Scorpaeniformes, includes, Cottoidei]
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A.
Doradidae
Doradidae is a family of South American freshwater catfishes commonly known as thorny or talking catfishes, noted for their bony armor and ability to produce sounds.
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B.
Annulatascales
Annulatascales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mostly aquatic or wood-inhabiting species characterized by distinctive ascomata and spore morphology.
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C.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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D.
Adolphia
Adolphia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the buckthorn family, native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
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E.
Oreocnide
Oreocnide is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, comprising species typically found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
- 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: Cottoidei Target entity description: Cottoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sculpins and related bottom-dwelling, often spiny species found primarily in cold marine and freshwater environments.
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A.
Doradidae
Doradidae is a family of South American freshwater catfishes commonly known as thorny or talking catfishes, noted for their bony armor and ability to produce sounds.
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B.
Annulatascales
Annulatascales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mostly aquatic or wood-inhabiting species characterized by distinctive ascomata and spore morphology.
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C.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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D.
Adolphia
Adolphia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the buckthorn family, native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
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E.
Oreocnide
Oreocnide is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, comprising species typically found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suborder
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taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape | often dorsoventrally flattened ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bottom-dwelling
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broad head ⓘ cryptic coloration ⓘ large pectoral fins ⓘ often spiny ⓘ reduced swim bladder ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | cottoid fishes ⓘ |
| contains |
freshwater species
ⓘ
marine species ⓘ |
| distribution |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finSpines | well developed ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater environment
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
benthic predator
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prey for larger fishes ⓘ |
| includes |
Abyssocottidae
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Agonidae ⓘ Bathylutichthyidae ⓘ Comephoridae ⓘ Cottidae ⓘ Cyclopteridae ⓘ Ereuniidae ⓘ Hemitripteridae ⓘ Psychrolutidae ⓘ Rhamphocottidae ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup | sculpins ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern ichthyological classifications ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Cottoidei self-link ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Scorpaeniformes ⓘ |
| superorder | Acanthopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | cold waters ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment | benthic zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cottoidei Description of subject: Cottoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes sculpins and related bottom-dwelling, often spiny species found primarily in cold marine and freshwater environments.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cottoidea