Semotilus
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Semotilus is a genus of North American freshwater minnows commonly known as creek chubs and related species.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Semotilus canonical | 6 |
| Semotilus atromaculatus | 1 |
| Semotilus corporalis | 1 |
| Semotilus margarita | 1 |
| Semotilus thoreauianus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9611670 — 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: Semotilus Context triple: [Leuciscidae, containsGenus, Semotilus]
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A.
Moropus
Moropus is an extinct genus of horse-like, clawed herbivorous mammals that lived in North America during the Miocene epoch.
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B.
Pachyplichas
Pachyplichas is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, known from New Zealand.
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C.
Cacicus
Cacicus is a genus of New World tropical birds known as caciques, recognized for their vibrant plumage and colonial nesting habits.
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D.
Melursus
Melursus is a genus of bears best known for the sloth bear, a shaggy-coated, insect-eating bear native to the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Leptopelas
Leptopelas is a genus of small passerine birds in the family Cisticolidae, a group commonly known for their warbler-like species found mainly in the Old World tropics.
- 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: Semotilus Target entity description: Semotilus is a genus of North American freshwater minnows commonly known as creek chubs and related species.
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A.
Moropus
Moropus is an extinct genus of horse-like, clawed herbivorous mammals that lived in North America during the Miocene epoch.
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B.
Pachyplichas
Pachyplichas is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, known from New Zealand.
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C.
Cacicus
Cacicus is a genus of New World tropical birds known as caciques, recognized for their vibrant plumage and colonial nesting habits.
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D.
Melursus
Melursus is a genus of bears best known for the sloth bear, a shaggy-coated, insect-eating bear native to the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Leptopelas
Leptopelas is a genus of small passerine birds in the family Cisticolidae, a group commonly known for their warbler-like species found mainly in the Old World tropics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
Dixie chub
ⓘ
creek chub ⓘ creek chubs ⓘ fallfish ⓘ pearl dace ⓘ |
| distribution | North America ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole |
insectivorous fish
ⓘ
prey for larger fishes ⓘ |
| family | Cyprinidae ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| habitat |
creeks
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Semotilus atromaculatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Semotilus
Semotilus corporalis ⓘ
linked to:
Semotilus
Semotilus margarita ⓘ
linked to:
Semotilus
Semotilus thoreauianus ⓘ
linked to:
Semotilus
|
| is |
genus of North American freshwater minnows
ⓘ
genus of ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | Constantine Samuel Rafinesque ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Cyprinidae
ⓘ
Semotilus ⓘ Semotilus ⓘ Semotilus ⓘ Semotilus ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| subdivisionRanks | species ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Semotilus Description of subject: Semotilus is a genus of North American freshwater minnows commonly known as creek chubs and related species.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.