Scorpaeniformes
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Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, rockfishes, and related often venomous, bottom-dwelling marine species.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scorpaeniformes canonical | 39 |
| Scorpaenoidei | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321226 — 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: Scorpaeniformes Context triple: [Actinopterygii, includesOrder, Scorpaeniformes]
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A.
Perciformes
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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B.
Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontiformes is an order of highly specialized ray-finned fishes that includes pufferfish, triggerfish, boxfish, and their relatives, many of which are known for their unique body shapes and defensive adaptations.
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C.
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
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D.
Pleuronectiformes
Pleuronectiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as flatfishes, which includes flounders, soles, and halibuts characterized by their laterally compressed bodies and both eyes on one side of the head.
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E.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
- 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: Scorpaeniformes Target entity description: Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, rockfishes, and related often venomous, bottom-dwelling marine species.
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A.
Perciformes
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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B.
Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontiformes is an order of highly specialized ray-finned fishes that includes pufferfish, triggerfish, boxfish, and their relatives, many of which are known for their unique body shapes and defensive adaptations.
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C.
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
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D.
Pleuronectiformes
Pleuronectiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as flatfishes, which includes flounders, soles, and halibuts characterized by their laterally compressed bodies and both eyes on one side of the head.
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E.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (106)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
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taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
often laterally compressed
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sometimes robust and stocky ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | mail‑cheeked fishes ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ small fishes ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
aquarium trade
ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ recreational fisheries ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
benthic
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bony fishes ⓘ bony head armor ⓘ bottom‑dwelling ⓘ camouflage ⓘ cryptic coloration ⓘ large pectoral fins ⓘ mostly marine ⓘ often venomous ⓘ often with venom glands associated with fin spines ⓘ ray‑finned fishes ⓘ spines on head and body ⓘ spiny‑rayed fishes ⓘ suborbital stay ⓘ |
| includes |
Agonidae
ⓘ
Anoplopomatidae ⓘ Aploactinidae ⓘ Bathylutichthyidae ⓘ Bembridae ⓘ Comephoridae ⓘ Congiopodidae ⓘ Cottidae ⓘ Cottoidei ⓘ Cyclopteridae ⓘ Cyclopteridae ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclopteroidei
Ereuniidae ⓘ Gasterosteoidei ⓘ Hemitripteridae ⓘ Hexagrammidae ⓘ Hexagrammoidei ⓘ Hoplichthyidae ⓘ Liparidae ⓘ Sebastidae ⓘ
surface form:
Neosebastidae
Normanichthyidae ⓘ Normanichthyidae ⓘ
surface form:
Normanichthyoidei
Bembridae ⓘ
surface form:
Parabembridae
Pataecidae ⓘ Peristediidae ⓘ Platycephalidae ⓘ Platycephalidae ⓘ
surface form:
Platycephaloidei
Plectrogeniidae ⓘ Psychrolutidae ⓘ Pycnoidei ⓘ Rhamphocottidae ⓘ Scorpaenidae ⓘ Scorpaenidae ⓘ
surface form:
Scorpaeninae
Scorpaeniformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scorpaenoidei
Sebastidae ⓘ Sebastinae ⓘ Sebastolobidae ⓘ Setarchidae ⓘ Synanceiidae ⓘ Tetrarogidae ⓘ Trichodontidae ⓘ Triglidae ⓘ Zoarcoidei ⓘ greenlings ⓘ gurnards ⓘ lionfishes ⓘ lumpfishes ⓘ rockfishes ⓘ scorpionfishes ⓘ sculpins ⓘ sea robins ⓘ snailfishes ⓘ stonefishes ⓘ |
| includesFreshwaterSpecies | true ⓘ |
| infraclass |
Actinopterygii
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surface form:
Teleostei
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | demersal ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Pterois volitans
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Scorpaena scrofa ⓘ Sebastes alutus ⓘ Synanceiidae ⓘ
surface form:
Synanceia verrucosa
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | mostly oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Theodore Gill ⓘ |
| sometimesClassifiedAs | suborder of Perciformes ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | subject to revision ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
continental shelf
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continental slope ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ deep‑sea environments ⓘ rocky reefs ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ soft‑bottom marine habitats ⓘ |
| venomUse | defense against predators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Scorpaeniformes Description of subject: Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, rockfishes, and related often venomous, bottom-dwelling marine species.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scorpaenoidei
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Scorpaenoidei
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Scorpaenoidei
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Scorpaenoidei
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Scorpaenoidei