Latimeria
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Latimeria is a rare genus of living coelacanths, ancient lobe-finned fishes once thought extinct and now famous as "living fossils" that provide insight into early vertebrate evolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latimeria canonical | 1 |
| Latimeria chalumnae | 1 |
| Latimeria menadoensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10105859 — 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: Latimeria Context triple: [Sarcopterygii, hasNotableGenus, Latimeria]
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A.
Tanichthys
Tanichthys is a small genus of freshwater cyprinid fishes best known for the popular aquarium species White Cloud Mountain minnow.
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B.
Petruichthys
Petruichthys is a genus of small freshwater stone loaches native to parts of Asia.
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C.
Hedinichthys
Hedinichthys is a genus of stone loaches, small bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native to parts of Asia.
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D.
Erpetoichthys
Erpetoichthys is a genus of elongated, eel-like bichir fishes native to African freshwater habitats, best known for the ropefish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus).
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E.
Boenakichthys
Boenakichthys is a genus of eels classified within the family Chlopsidae, a group of small, often burrowing marine eels.
- 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: Latimeria Target entity description: Latimeria is a rare genus of living coelacanths, ancient lobe-finned fishes once thought extinct and now famous as "living fossils" that provide insight into early vertebrate evolution.
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A.
Tanichthys
Tanichthys is a small genus of freshwater cyprinid fishes best known for the popular aquarium species White Cloud Mountain minnow.
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B.
Petruichthys
Petruichthys is a genus of small freshwater stone loaches native to parts of Asia.
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C.
Hedinichthys
Hedinichthys is a genus of stone loaches, small bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes native to parts of Asia.
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D.
Erpetoichthys
Erpetoichthys is a genus of elongated, eel-like bichir fishes native to African freshwater habitats, best known for the ropefish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus).
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E.
Boenakichthys
Boenakichthys is a genus of eels classified within the family Chlopsidae, a group of small, often burrowing marine eels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coelacanth
ⓘ
genus ⓘ lobe-finned fish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Sarcopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | coelacanths ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Latimeria chalumnae
ⓘ
linked to:
Latimeria
Latimeria menadoensis ⓘ
linked to:
Latimeria
|
| describedAs | living fossil ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predator ⓘ |
| family | Latimeriidae ⓘ |
| finType | fleshy lobed fins with internal bones ⓘ |
| fossilRecordRelation | closely resembles Paleozoic coelacanths ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Comoros Islands region
ⓘ
linked to:
Comoros
Indian Ocean ⓘ Indonesian waters ⓘ Sulawesi region ⓘ western Indian Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Western Indian Ocean
|
| habitat |
coastal caves
ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ marine ⓘ |
| jawType | toothed jaws ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived ⓘ |
| locomotion | slow hovering swimming ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| maximumMass | around 80 kilograms ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cosmoid scales
ⓘ
electrosensory rostral organ ⓘ intracranial joint in skull ⓘ lobed paired fins ⓘ |
| order | Coelacanthiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rediscoveredIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| researchUse |
comparative genomics of vertebrates
ⓘ
study of fin-to-limb transition ⓘ |
| restingBehavior | daytime cave dwelling ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
insight into early vertebrate evolution
ⓘ
model for tetrapod origins ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony endoskeleton ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| thoughtExtinctUntil | 20th century ⓘ |
| threat | bycatch in deep-sea fisheries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Latimeria Description of subject: Latimeria is a rare genus of living coelacanths, ancient lobe-finned fishes once thought extinct and now famous as "living fossils" that provide insight into early vertebrate evolution.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Latimeria
linked to: Latimeria