Symphysodon aequifasciatus
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Symphysodon aequifasciatus, commonly known as the green discus, is a brightly colored South American freshwater cichlid popular in the aquarium trade and native to the Amazon River basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphysodon aequifasciatus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10123481 — 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: Symphysodon aequifasciatus Context triple: [Cichlidae, notableSpecies, Symphysodon aequifasciatus]
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A.
Pterophyllum scalare
Pterophyllum scalare is a popular freshwater angelfish species known for its tall, laterally compressed body and long, flowing fins, commonly kept in home aquariums.
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B.
Phractocephalus
Phractocephalus is a genus of large South American freshwater catfish best known for the popular aquarium and game species redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus).
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C.
Ancistrus cirrhosus
Ancistrus cirrhosus is a small South American freshwater catfish, commonly known as the bristlenose pleco, popular in aquariums for its algae-eating habits and distinctive facial bristles.
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D.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is a large, economically important freshwater cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers, commonly known for its game and food value.
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E.
Rasbora
Rasbora is a genus of small, schooling freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to rivers and streams across South and Southeast Asia.
- 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: Symphysodon aequifasciatus Target entity description: Symphysodon aequifasciatus, commonly known as the green discus, is a brightly colored South American freshwater cichlid popular in the aquarium trade and native to the Amazon River basin.
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A.
Pterophyllum scalare
Pterophyllum scalare is a popular freshwater angelfish species known for its tall, laterally compressed body and long, flowing fins, commonly kept in home aquariums.
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B.
Phractocephalus
Phractocephalus is a genus of large South American freshwater catfish best known for the popular aquarium and game species redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus).
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C.
Ancistrus cirrhosus
Ancistrus cirrhosus is a small South American freshwater catfish, commonly known as the bristlenose pleco, popular in aquariums for its algae-eating habits and distinctive facial bristles.
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D.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is a large, economically important freshwater cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers, commonly known for its game and food value.
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E.
Rasbora
Rasbora is a genus of small, schooling freshwater fish popular in aquariums and native to rivers and streams across South and Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cichlid
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ |
| aquariumPopularity | popular ornamental fish ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
disc-shaped
ⓘ
laterally compressed ⓘ |
| breathing | gills ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| coloration |
blue-green patterning
ⓘ
greenish body ⓘ vertical dark bars ⓘ |
| commonName |
blue discus
ⓘ
green discus ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Jakob Heckel ⓘ |
| diet |
omnivorous
ⓘ
plant material ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | mid-level consumer ⓘ |
| family | Cichlidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Amazon River
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| genus | Symphysodon ⓘ |
| habitat |
flooded forests
ⓘ
floodplain lakes ⓘ freshwater ⓘ slow-moving rivers ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 15 cm ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Amazon Basin
South America ⓘ |
| order | Cichliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents guard eggs and fry
ⓘ
parents secrete skin mucus as food for fry ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preferredWaterPH | acidic ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms groups
ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalWaterTemperature | 26–30 °C ⓘ |
| usedFor | aquarium trade ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1840 ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Symphysodon aequifasciatus Description of subject: Symphysodon aequifasciatus, commonly known as the green discus, is a brightly colored South American freshwater cichlid popular in the aquarium trade and native to the Amazon River basin.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.