Poecilia

E263154

genus taxon

Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Poecilia sphenops	3
Poecilia velifera	3
Poecilia canonical	2
Poecilia latipinna	2
Micropoecilia picta	1
Poecilia formosa	1
Poecilia mexicana	1
Poecilia reticulata	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2396312 — 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: Poecilia
Context triple: [Cyprinodontiformes, notableGenus, Poecilia]

A. Goldfish
Goldfish is a popular snack brand best known for its small, fish-shaped crackers often marketed toward children.
B. Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
C. Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio is the common carp, a widespread freshwater fish species important in aquaculture, angling, and ornamental varieties such as koi.
D. Oreochromis
Oreochromis is a genus of African cichlid fishes that includes several important tilapia species widely farmed for food in freshwater aquaculture.
E. Nile tilapia
Nile tilapia is a widely farmed freshwater fish species native to African river systems, known for its fast growth, adaptability, and importance in global aquaculture and local 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: Poecilia
Target entity description: Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.

A. Goldfish
Goldfish is a popular snack brand best known for its small, fish-shaped crackers often marketed toward children.
B. Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
C. Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio is the common carp, a widespread freshwater fish species important in aquaculture, angling, and ornamental varieties such as koi.
D. Oreochromis
Oreochromis is a genus of African cichlid fishes that includes several important tilapia species widely farmed for food in freshwater aquaculture.
E. Nile tilapia
Nile tilapia is a widely farmed freshwater fish species native to African river systems, known for its fast growth, adaptability, and importance in global aquaculture and local fisheries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily	Poeciliidae ⓘ surface form: Poeciliinae
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
describedInYear	1854 ⓘ
domain	Eukarya ⓘ surface form: Eukaryota
family	Poeciliidae ⓘ
feedingType	omnivorous ⓘ
hasCommonName	mollies and allies ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance	ornamental fish industry ⓘ
hasGillBreathing	true ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies	Poecilia formosa ⓘ Poecilia latipinna ⓘ Poecilia reticulata ⓘ Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia sphenops Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia velifera
hasReproductiveMode	internal fertilization ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism	true ⓘ
hasSpecies	Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia formosa Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia latipinna Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia mexicana Poecilia reticulata ⓘ Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia sphenops Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia velifera Poecilia wingei ⓘ
includesPopularAquariumFish	guppies ⓘ mollies ⓘ
isPopularIn	home aquaria ⓘ
isUsedFor	aquarium trade ⓘ ecotoxicology studies ⓘ evolutionary biology studies ⓘ scientific research ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeHabitat	brackish water ⓘ freshwater ⓘ
nativeTo	Americas ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ
order	Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Poeciliidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproductionType	live-bearing ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalSize	small freshwater fish ⓘ
waterPreference	tropical ⓘ