Amphilius
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Amphilius is a genus of small African catfishes commonly known as mountain or loach catfishes, found in fast-flowing freshwater streams and rivers.
All labels observed (23)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9542207 — 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: Amphilius Context triple: [Amphiliidae, containsGenus, Amphilius]
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Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
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Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of small, elongated freshwater loaches commonly known as weather loaches or dojo loaches, found in Eurasian rivers and streams.
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Mutilus
Mutilus is the cognomen of Gaius Papius Mutilus, a prominent Samnite leader during the Roman Social War.
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Lampetra
Lampetra is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys found in freshwater and coastal marine environments of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Aegialos
Aegialos was the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
- 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: Amphilius Target entity description: Amphilius is a genus of small African catfishes commonly known as mountain or loach catfishes, found in fast-flowing freshwater streams and rivers.
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A.
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
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B.
Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of small, elongated freshwater loaches commonly known as weather loaches or dojo loaches, found in Eurasian rivers and streams.
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C.
Mutilus
Mutilus is the cognomen of Gaius Papius Mutilus, a prominent Samnite leader during the Roman Social War.
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D.
Lampetra
Lampetra is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys found in freshwater and coastal marine environments of the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Aegialos
Aegialos was the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | adapted to fast currents ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
loach catfishes
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mountain catfishes ⓘ |
| describedAs | African mountain catfishes ⓘ |
| distribution | Africa ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | benthic fishes ⓘ |
| environment | freshwater ⓘ |
| family | Amphiliidae ⓘ |
| feedingHabit | benthic invertebrate feeder ⓘ |
| geographicLocation |
sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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| habitat |
fast-flowing freshwater streams
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fast-flowing rivers ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Amphilius atesuensis
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Amphilius
Amphilius brevis ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius crassus ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius dimonikensis ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius frieli ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius jacksonii ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius kivuensis ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius korupi ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius krefftii ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius lampei ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius longirostris ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius lujani ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius natalensis ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius nigricaudatus ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius ophicephalus ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius pedunculus ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius platychir ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius pulcher ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius rheophilus ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius ruziziensis ⓘ Amphilius sp. ‘Malagarasi’ ⓘ Amphilius uranoscopus ⓘ
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Amphilius
Amphilius zairensis ⓘ
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Amphilius
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | bottom-dwelling ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Amphiliidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | invertivore ⓘ |
| typeOf | catfish genus ⓘ |
| waterFlowPreference | riffles and rapids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amphilius Description of subject: Amphilius is a genus of small African catfishes commonly known as mountain or loach catfishes, found in fast-flowing freshwater streams and rivers.
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