Chasmistes
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Chasmistes is a genus of North American suckers (freshwater fish) in the family Catostomidae, known for several rare and endangered species adapted to large lakes and river systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chasmistes canonical | 3 |
| Chasmistes cujus | 2 |
| Chasmistes liorus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5210878 — 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: Chasmistes Context triple: [cui-ui, genus, Chasmistes]
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A.
Chaetachme
Chaetachme is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Africa and known for its shrubby or small tree growth form.
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B.
Sidicini
The Sidicini were an ancient Italic people of south-central Italy, known from early Roman history and associated with the Oscan-speaking Samnite cultural sphere.
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C.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
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D.
Telchinia
Telchinia is the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
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E.
Artinos
Artinos are the inhabitants or natives of the town of Arta, typically referring to its local people and community.
- 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: Chasmistes Target entity description: Chasmistes is a genus of North American suckers (freshwater fish) in the family Catostomidae, known for several rare and endangered species adapted to large lakes and river systems.
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A.
Chaetachme
Chaetachme is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Africa and known for its shrubby or small tree growth form.
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B.
Sidicini
The Sidicini were an ancient Italic people of south-central Italy, known from early Roman history and associated with the Oscan-speaking Samnite cultural sphere.
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C.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
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D.
Telchinia
Telchinia is the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
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E.
Artinos
Artinos are the inhabitants or natives of the town of Arta, typically referring to its local people and community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to large lakes
ⓘ
adapted to river systems ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | suckers ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | several species endangered or extinct ⓘ |
| conservationStatus |
endangered
ⓘ
extinct ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ |
| distribution | North America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic feeder ⓘ |
| family | Catostomidae ⓘ |
| genus | Chasmistes ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
large lakes ⓘ river systems ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Chasmistes brevirostris
ⓘ
Chasmistes cujus ⓘ
linked to:
Chasmistes
Chasmistes liorus ⓘ
linked to:
Chasmistes
Chasmistes muriei ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Catostomidae ⓘ |
| nativeRange | western United States ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
includes endangered species
ⓘ
includes rare species ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | spawns in tributary streams or lake shallows ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
introduced fish species ⓘ water diversion ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Chasmistes Description of subject: Chasmistes is a genus of North American suckers (freshwater fish) in the family Catostomidae, known for several rare and endangered species adapted to large lakes and river systems.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.