Brachyplatystoma
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Brachyplatystoma is a genus of large migratory catfish native to South American river systems, particularly the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brachyplatystoma canonical | 1 |
| Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9541525 — 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: Brachyplatystoma Context triple: [Pimelodidae, includes, Brachyplatystoma]
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A.
Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.
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B.
Prochilodus lineatus
Prochilodus lineatus is a South American freshwater fish species, commonly known as the sábalo, notable for its migratory behavior and ecological importance in large river systems such as the Paraná and Pilcomayo.
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C.
Pimelodella
Pimelodella is a genus of small Neotropical catfishes commonly found in freshwater streams and rivers of Central and South America.
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D.
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, commonly known as the silver arowana, is a large South American freshwater fish prized in aquariums for its metallic sheen, elongated body, and surface-feeding, jumping behavior.
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E.
Clarias
Clarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes commonly known as walking catfish, found in freshwater habitats across Africa and Asia.
- 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: Brachyplatystoma Target entity description: Brachyplatystoma is a genus of large migratory catfish native to South American river systems, particularly the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
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A.
Pseudoplatystoma
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.
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B.
Prochilodus lineatus
Prochilodus lineatus is a South American freshwater fish species, commonly known as the sábalo, notable for its migratory behavior and ecological importance in large river systems such as the Paraná and Pilcomayo.
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C.
Pimelodella
Pimelodella is a genus of small Neotropical catfishes commonly found in freshwater streams and rivers of Central and South America.
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D.
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, commonly known as the silver arowana, is a large South American freshwater fish prized in aquariums for its metallic sheen, elongated body, and surface-feeding, jumping behavior.
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E.
Clarias
Clarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes commonly known as walking catfish, found in freshwater habitats across Africa and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
elongated body
ⓘ
forked caudal fin ⓘ large body size ⓘ long barbels ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | goliath catfishes ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Brachyplatystoma capapretum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma juruense NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma platynemum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma promagdalena NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma tigrinum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma vaillantii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
fish ⓘ |
| distribution |
Amazon River mainstem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madeira River NERFINISHED ⓘ Negro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco River mainstem NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapajós River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| economicUse |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
subsistence fisheries ⓘ |
| family | Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fishedFor | meat ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
large rivers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
migratory
ⓘ
potamodromous ⓘ |
| maximumSize | over 2 metres in some species ⓘ |
| migrationDistance | thousands of kilometres in some species ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdalena River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | long-distance spawning migrations ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Pieter Bleeker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
hydroelectric dams ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | predator ⓘ |
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: Brachyplatystoma Description of subject: Brachyplatystoma is a genus of large migratory catfish native to South American river systems, particularly the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii