Paracobitis
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Paracobitis is a genus of stone loaches, small bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native mainly to rivers and streams of Central and Western Asia.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9531676 — 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: Paracobitis Context triple: [Nemacheilidae, containsGenus, Paracobitis]
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Lepidocephalichthys
Lepidocephalichthys is a genus of small freshwater loaches native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, known for their elongated bodies and bottom-dwelling habits in slow-moving or standing waters.
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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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Xanthichthys
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their open-ocean, often deep-water habitats and distinctive, colorful patterns.
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D.
Xenophysogobio
Xenophysogobio is a genus of small freshwater cyprinid fishes native to East Asia, known from fast-flowing rivers and streams.
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Squalidus
Squalidus is a genus of small freshwater cypriniform fishes native to East Asia, commonly found in rivers and streams.
- 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: Paracobitis Target entity description: Paracobitis is a genus of stone loaches, small bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native mainly to rivers and streams of Central and Western Asia.
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A.
Lepidocephalichthys
Lepidocephalichthys is a genus of small freshwater loaches native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, known for their elongated bodies and bottom-dwelling habits in slow-moving or standing waters.
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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.
Xanthichthys
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their open-ocean, often deep-water habitats and distinctive, colorful patterns.
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D.
Xenophysogobio
Xenophysogobio is a genus of small freshwater cyprinid fishes native to East Asia, known from fast-flowing rivers and streams.
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E.
Squalidus
Squalidus is a genus of small freshwater cypriniform fishes native to East Asia, commonly found in rivers and streams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fish genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| associatedBiome | riverine ecosystems ⓘ |
| belongsTo | subfamily Nemacheilinae ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | stone loaches ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central Asia
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Western Asia ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | bottom-dwelling fish ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic invertebrate predator
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prey for larger fishes ⓘ |
| environment | freshwater benthic zone ⓘ |
| family | Nemacheilidae ⓘ |
| feedingType | benthic invertebrate feeder ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
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rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasGillType | bony fish gills ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Paracobitis atrakensis
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linked to:
Paracobitis
Paracobitis basharensis ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis boutanensis ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis hircanica ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis iranica ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis longicauda ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis malapterura ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis maolanensis ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis marmorata ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis molavii ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis persa ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis rhadinaea ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis smithi ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis vignai ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis wossnessenskii ⓘ
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Paracobitis
Paracobitis zabgawraensis ⓘ
linked to:
Paracobitis
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Western Asia ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Nemacheilidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paracobitis Description of subject: Paracobitis is a genus of stone loaches, small bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native mainly to rivers and streams of Central and Western Asia.
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