Perciformes
E44201
Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perciformes canonical | 55 |
| Perciformes sensu lato | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321216 — 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: Perciformes Context triple: [Actinopterygii, includesOrder, Perciformes]
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Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii is the diverse class of ray-finned fishes that comprises the vast majority of modern fish species found in marine and freshwater environments.
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B.
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes is a vast taxonomic group of bony fishes characterized by skeletons primarily composed of bone rather than cartilage, encompassing both ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes.
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C.
Neopterygii
Neopterygii is a major clade of ray-finned fishes that includes most modern fish species, characterized by more advanced jaw mechanics and fin structures compared to more primitive actinopterygians.
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D.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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E.
Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae is a family of pig-like hoofed mammals known as peccaries, native to the Americas and adapted to a variety of habitats from deserts to tropical forests.
- 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: Perciformes Target entity description: Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
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A.
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii is the diverse class of ray-finned fishes that comprises the vast majority of modern fish species found in marine and freshwater environments.
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B.
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes is a vast taxonomic group of bony fishes characterized by skeletons primarily composed of bone rather than cartilage, encompassing both ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes.
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C.
Neopterygii
Neopterygii is a major clade of ray-finned fishes that includes most modern fish species, characterized by more advanced jaw mechanics and fin structures compared to more primitive actinopterygians.
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D.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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E.
Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae is a family of pig-like hoofed mammals known as peccaries, native to the Americas and adapted to a variety of habitats from deserts to tropical forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade of ray-finned fishes
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order of fishes ⓘ taxonomic order ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | perch-like fishes ⓘ |
| contains |
benthic coastal fishes
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many reef-associated fishes ⓘ pelagic open-ocean fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
inland freshwater systems worldwide
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worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
herbivores
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omnivores ⓘ planktivores ⓘ predators ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
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freshwater environments ⓘ marine environments ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ctenoid scales in many species
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highly diverse ecologies ⓘ highly diverse morphologies ⓘ mostly fin spines in anterior dorsal fin ⓘ physoclistous swim bladder in many species ⓘ soft rays in posterior dorsal fin ⓘ spiny-rayed fins ⓘ |
| hasSuborder |
Acanthuroidei
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Blennioidei ⓘ Cottoidei ⓘ Gobioidei ⓘ Labroidei ⓘ Notothenioidei ⓘ Percoidei ⓘ Scombroidei ⓘ |
| importance |
important in aquaculture
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important in aquarium trade ⓘ major component of global fisheries ⓘ |
| includes |
angelfishes
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basses ⓘ blennies ⓘ butterflyfishes ⓘ cardinalfishes ⓘ cichlids ⓘ damselfishes ⓘ gobies ⓘ groupers ⓘ jacks (Carangidae) ⓘ mackerels ⓘ moronid temperate basses ⓘ perches ⓘ remoras ⓘ snappers ⓘ sunfishes (Centrarchidae) ⓘ surgeonfishes ⓘ tunas ⓘ wrasses ⓘ |
| isLargestOrderOf | modern ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| latinMeaning | perch-like ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
includes mouthbrooding species
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includes species with parental care ⓘ mostly oviparous ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superorder | Acanthopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | subject to revision with modern phylogenetics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perciformes Description of subject: Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
Referenced by (56)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
threadfin breams (Nemipteridae)
subject linked to:
jawfishes (Opistognathidae)
linked to: Perciformes