Characiformes
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Characiformes is an order of primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes tetras, piranhas, and their relatives, found mainly in Central and South America and Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Characiformes canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10344164 — 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: Characiformes Context triple: [Ostariophysi, includes, Characiformes]
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A.
Rheiformes
Rheiformes is an order of large, flightless birds native to South America, commonly known as rheas and related to ostriches and emus.
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B.
Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii is a large and diverse superorder of spiny-finned ray-finned fishes that includes many familiar marine and freshwater species.
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C.
Apterygiformes
Apterygiformes is an order of small, flightless birds best known for the kiwi species native to New Zealand.
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D.
Perciformes
Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
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E.
Neognathae
Neognathae is the vast clade of modern birds characterized by a highly mobile upper jaw and encompassing nearly all living bird species except the flightless ratites and their relatives.
- 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: Characiformes Target entity description: Characiformes is an order of primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes tetras, piranhas, and their relatives, found mainly in Central and South America and Africa.
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A.
Rheiformes
Rheiformes is an order of large, flightless birds native to South America, commonly known as rheas and related to ostriches and emus.
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B.
Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii is a large and diverse superorder of spiny-finned ray-finned fishes that includes many familiar marine and freshwater species.
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C.
Apterygiformes
Apterygiformes is an order of small, flightless birds best known for the kiwi species native to New Zealand.
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D.
Perciformes
Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
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E.
Neognathae
Neognathae is the vast clade of modern birds characterized by a highly mobile upper jaw and encompassing nearly all living bird species except the flightless ratites and their relatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
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taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | ostariophysan fishes ⓘ |
| bodyFeature |
abdominal or thoracic pelvic fins
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adipose fin often present ⓘ usually have a single dorsal fin ⓘ well-developed teeth in many species ⓘ |
| clade | ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | characins ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous in some species
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herbivorous in some species ⓘ omnivorous in many species ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
important freshwater mid-level consumers
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prey for larger fishes and vertebrates ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
aquarium trade
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fisheries ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cretaceous period (fossil record) ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Afrotropical region
ⓘ
Neotropical region ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
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| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| includes |
African tetras
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hatchetfishes ⓘ headstanders ⓘ pacu ⓘ pencil fishes ⓘ piranhas ⓘ splashing tetras ⓘ tetras ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Alestidae
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Anostomidae ⓘ Characidae ⓘ Crenuchidae ⓘ Cynodontidae ⓘ Erythrinidae ⓘ Gasteropelecidae ⓘ Hemiodontidae ⓘ Lebiasinidae ⓘ Serrasalmidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | mostly egg-laying ⓘ |
| sensorySystem | Weberian apparatus present ⓘ |
| skeletonFeature | bony skeleton ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superorder | Ostariophysi ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Charax ⓘ |
| waterType | primarily freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Characiformes Description of subject: Characiformes is an order of primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes tetras, piranhas, and their relatives, found mainly in Central and South America and Africa.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Piranha (Pygocentrus and Serrasalmus)
subject linked to:
Piranha (Pygocentrus and Serrasalmus)
subject linked to:
Piranha (Pygocentrus and Serrasalmus)