Belonoglanis

E826310

genus taxon

Belonoglanis is a genus of African catfish known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to fast-flowing freshwater habitats.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Belonoglanis canonical	2
Belonoglanis brieni	1
Belonoglanis tenuis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9542215 — 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: Belonoglanis
Context triple: [Amphiliidae, containsGenus, Belonoglanis]

A. Cnidoglanis
Cnidoglanis is a genus of marine catfish known for its eel-like body and venomous fin spines, native to coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
B. Oreoglanis
Oreoglanis is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling catfishes native to fast-flowing streams in parts of Asia.
C. Gobiobotia
Gobiobotia is a genus of small freshwater cyprinid fishes native to East Asia, typically inhabiting rivers and streams.
D. Paradoxoglanis
Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes known for their ability to generate electric discharges, belonging to the family Malapteruridae.
E. Bathyclarias
Bathyclarias is a genus of airbreathing catfish native to African freshwater habitats, particularly deep waters of Lake Malawi.
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: Belonoglanis
Target entity description: Belonoglanis is a genus of African catfish known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to fast-flowing freshwater habitats.

A. Cnidoglanis
Cnidoglanis is a genus of marine catfish known for its eel-like body and venomous fin spines, native to coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
B. Oreoglanis
Oreoglanis is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling catfishes native to fast-flowing streams in parts of Asia.
C. Gobiobotia
Gobiobotia is a genus of small freshwater cyprinid fishes native to East Asia, typically inhabiting rivers and streams.
D. Paradoxoglanis
Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes known for their ability to generate electric discharges, belonging to the family Malapteruridae.
E. Bathyclarias
Bathyclarias is a genus of airbreathing catfish native to African freshwater habitats, particularly deep waters of Lake Malawi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	adapted to fast-flowing water ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	African catfish genus ⓘ
distribution	Central Africa ⓘ
domain	Eukaryota ⓘ linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole	benthic fish ⓘ
family	Amphiliidae ⓘ
feedingType	carnivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ
habitat	fast-flowing streams ⓘ freshwater ⓘ rivers ⓘ
hasSpecies	Belonoglanis brieni ⓘ linked to: Belonoglanis Belonoglanis tenuis ⓘ linked to: Belonoglanis
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle	rheophilic ⓘ
locomotion	swimming ⓘ
morphologicalCharacteristic	elongated body ⓘ specialized body shape for rheophilic habitats ⓘ
namedAfter	Greek words for needle and catfish (belone + glanis) ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ
order	Siluriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Amphiliidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
respiration	gills ⓘ
skeletonType	bony fish ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeOf	ray-finned fish genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amphiliidae → containsGenus → Belonoglanis ⓘ

Doumeinae → containsTaxon → Belonoglanis ⓘ

Belonoglanis → hasSpecies → Belonoglanis tenuis ⓘ

linked to: Belonoglanis

Belonoglanis → hasSpecies → Belonoglanis brieni ⓘ