Clupeiformes
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Clupeiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes herrings, sardines, anchovies, and related small, schooling, often commercially important marine and freshwater species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clupeiformes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9255023 — 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: Clupeiformes Context triple: [Clupea, order, Clupeiformes]
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A.
Clupeidae
Clupeidae is a family of small, schooling, mostly marine fish that includes herrings, sardines, and shads, many of which are ecologically and commercially important.
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B.
Gadiformes
Gadiformes is an order of mostly marine, bottom-dwelling ray-finned fishes that includes economically important species such as cod, haddock, and pollock.
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C.
Clupea
Clupea is a genus of small, oily, schooling fish commonly known as herrings, which are ecologically and commercially important in northern marine ecosystems.
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D.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
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E.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
- 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: Clupeiformes Target entity description: Clupeiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes herrings, sardines, anchovies, and related small, schooling, often commercially important marine and freshwater species.
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A.
Clupeidae
Clupeidae is a family of small, schooling, mostly marine fish that includes herrings, sardines, and shads, many of which are ecologically and commercially important.
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B.
Gadiformes
Gadiformes is an order of mostly marine, bottom-dwelling ray-finned fishes that includes economically important species such as cod, haddock, and pollock.
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C.
Clupea
Clupea is a genus of small, oily, schooling fish commonly known as herrings, which are ecologically and commercially important in northern marine ecosystems.
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D.
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, which are typically small, schooling, coastal or freshwater species found worldwide.
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E.
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae is a family of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as longneck eels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
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taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | herrings and allies ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Chirocentridae
NERFINISHED
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Clupeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Dussumieriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Engraulidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pristigasteridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundasalangidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
plankton
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small crustaceans ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| ecologicalImportance | key forage fishes for larger predators ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
commercial fisheries
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fishmeal production ⓘ human food ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Cretaceous to Recent ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | worldwide in temperate and tropical seas ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
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freshwater ⓘ marine waters ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup |
anchovies
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herrings ⓘ menhadens ⓘ sardines ⓘ shads ⓘ sprats ⓘ |
| infraclass | Teleostei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
abdominal pelvic fins
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cycloid scales ⓘ forked caudal fin ⓘ laterally compressed body ⓘ silvery coloration ⓘ single dorsal fin ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ostariophysi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed lateral line or lateral line substitutes ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superorder | Clupeomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor |
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
NERFINISHED
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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophicRole | planktivores ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Clupea harengus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior | schooling ⓘ |
| typicalBodySize | small to medium-sized fishes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clupeiformes Description of subject: Clupeiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes herrings, sardines, anchovies, and related small, schooling, often commercially important marine and freshwater species.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.