Exostoma
E805759
Exostoma is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling sisorid catfishes native to fast-flowing streams and rivers of South and Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exostoma canonical | 2 |
| Exostoma barakensis | 1 |
| Exostoma berdmorei | 1 |
| Exostoma effrenum | 1 |
| Exostoma gaoligongense | 1 |
| Exostoma labiatum | 1 |
| Exostoma laticaudata | 1 |
| Exostoma sawmteai | 1 |
| Exostoma stuarti | 1 |
| Exostoma tenuicaudata | 1 |
| Exostoma tibetanum | 1 |
| Exostoma vinciguerrae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9542113 — 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: Exostoma Context triple: [Sisoridae, containsGenus, Exostoma]
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A.
Rhynchortyx
Rhynchortyx is a small genus of New World quails known for inhabiting dense tropical forests in Central and South America.
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B.
Oechalia
Oechalia is a city in Greek mythology traditionally associated with King Eurytus and the heroine Iole, and is famed as the place sacked by Heracles.
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C.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
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D.
Capnoides
Capnoides is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy order Papaverales, known for delicate, often tubular flowers and typically found in temperate regions.
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E.
Oreortyx
Oreortyx is a small genus of New World quails best known for the mountain quail, a ground-dwelling game bird native to western North America.
- 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: Exostoma Target entity description: Exostoma is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling sisorid catfishes native to fast-flowing streams and rivers of South and Southeast Asia.
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A.
Rhynchortyx
Rhynchortyx is a small genus of New World quails known for inhabiting dense tropical forests in Central and South America.
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B.
Oechalia
Oechalia is a city in Greek mythology traditionally associated with King Eurytus and the heroine Iole, and is famed as the place sacked by Heracles.
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C.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
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D.
Capnoides
Capnoides is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy order Papaverales, known for delicate, often tubular flowers and typically found in temperate regions.
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E.
Oreortyx
Oreortyx is a small genus of New World quails best known for the mountain quail, a ground-dwelling game bird native to western North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | adapted to strong currents ⓘ |
| behavior | bottom-dwelling ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Sisorinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Sisoridae
|
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | sisorid catfishes ⓘ |
| distribution | Asian freshwater systems ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalNiche | benthic ⓘ |
| family | Sisoridae ⓘ |
| feedingType | benthic feeder ⓘ |
| foundIn |
hill streams
ⓘ
mountain streams ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Himalayan region
ⓘ
Indo-Burma region ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
Yunnan region ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan Province
|
| habitat |
fast-flowing rivers
ⓘ
fast-flowing streams ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adhesive or clinging adaptations to substrate
ⓘ
flattened body adapted to current ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Exostoma barakensis
ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma berdmorei ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma effrenum ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma gaoligongense ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma labiatum ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma laticaudata ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma sawmteai ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma stuarti ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma tenuicaudata ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma tibetanum ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
Exostoma vinciguerrae ⓘ
linked to:
Exostoma
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | rheophilic ⓘ |
| locomotion | demersal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Sisoridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Sisorinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Sisoridae
|
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Exostoma Description of subject: Exostoma is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling sisorid catfishes native to fast-flowing streams and rivers of South and Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.