Macrouridae
E783001
Macrouridae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fishes, commonly known as grenadiers or rattails, characterized by their large heads, tapering bodies, and long, whip-like tails.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macrouridae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9175500 — 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: Macrouridae Context triple: [Gadiformes, hasMember, Macrouridae]
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A.
Merlucciidae
Merlucciidae is a family of marine fish commonly known as hakes, characterized by elongated bodies and importance in commercial fisheries.
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B.
Scomberesocidae
Scomberesocidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as sauries, characterized by their elongated bodies and beak-like jaws, found in temperate and tropical oceans.
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C.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
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D.
Gadidae
Gadidae is a family of marine fish that includes commercially important species such as cod, haddock, and pollock, commonly found in cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Scophthalmidae
Scophthalmidae is a family of flatfishes that includes species such as turbots and brill, known for their laterally compressed bodies and benthic marine habitats.
- 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: Macrouridae Target entity description: Macrouridae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fishes, commonly known as grenadiers or rattails, characterized by their large heads, tapering bodies, and long, whip-like tails.
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A.
Merlucciidae
Merlucciidae is a family of marine fish commonly known as hakes, characterized by elongated bodies and importance in commercial fisheries.
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B.
Scomberesocidae
Scomberesocidae is a family of marine fishes commonly known as sauries, characterized by their elongated bodies and beak-like jaws, found in temperate and tropical oceans.
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C.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
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D.
Gadidae
Gadidae is a family of marine fish that includes commercially important species such as cod, haddock, and pollock, commonly found in cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Scophthalmidae
Scophthalmidae is a family of flatfishes that includes species such as turbots and brill, known for their laterally compressed bodies and benthic marine habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| anatomicalFeature |
elongated tail fin
ⓘ
large eyes ⓘ large head ⓘ reduced caudal fin ⓘ terminal or subterminal mouth ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
long whip-like tail
ⓘ
tapering body ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
elongated tapering tail region
ⓘ
often bioluminescent organs ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | some species fished commercially ⓘ |
| commonName |
grenadiers
ⓘ
rattails ⓘ |
| depthRange | deep water ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
deep-sea scavenger ⓘ |
| environmentalAdaptation | adapted to high pressure ⓘ |
| finConfiguration |
large pectoral fins in many species
ⓘ
two dorsal fins in many species ⓘ |
| habitat |
abyssal plain
ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ deep sea ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Coelorinchus caelorhincus
ⓘ
linked to:
Coelorinchus
Coryphaenoides rupestris ⓘ
linked to:
Bathygadus
Macrourus berglax ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
benthopelagic
ⓘ
demersal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Theodore Gill ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Coelorinchus
ⓘ
Coryphaenoides ⓘ
linked to:
Bathygadus
Macrourus ⓘ
linked to:
Macrourus berglax
|
| order | Gadiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gadidae
ⓘ
Merlucciidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificNameEnding | -idae ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | adapted to low light ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threat | deep-sea trawling ⓘ |
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
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: Macrouridae Description of subject: Macrouridae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fishes, commonly known as grenadiers or rattails, characterized by their large heads, tapering bodies, and long, whip-like tails.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.