Atherinopsis
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Atherinopsis is a genus of neotropical silverside fishes known from coastal marine and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atherinopsis canonical | 4 |
| Atherinopsis californiensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10435666 — 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: Atherinopsis Context triple: [Atherinidae, hasMember, Atherinopsis]
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A.
Atherinopsidae
Atherinopsidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as New World silversides, found primarily in marine and freshwater coastal habitats of the Americas.
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B.
Atherinidae
Atherinidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments worldwide.
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C.
Pleurogrammus
Pleurogrammus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the greenling family, known for species such as the Atka mackerel found in North Pacific waters.
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D.
Sardinops
Sardinops is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as sardines, found in temperate coastal waters and important in commercial fisheries and marine food webs.
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E.
Atherinomorphae
Atherinomorphae is a clade of ray-finned fishes that includes silversides, killifishes, and livebearers, many of which inhabit marine and freshwater surface waters worldwide.
- 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: Atherinopsis Target entity description: Atherinopsis is a genus of neotropical silverside fishes known from coastal marine and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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A.
Atherinopsidae
Atherinopsidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as New World silversides, found primarily in marine and freshwater coastal habitats of the Americas.
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B.
Atherinidae
Atherinidae is a family of small, silvery ray-finned fishes commonly known as silversides, found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments worldwide.
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C.
Pleurogrammus
Pleurogrammus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the greenling family, known for species such as the Atka mackerel found in North Pacific waters.
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D.
Sardinops
Sardinops is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as sardines, found in temperate coastal waters and important in commercial fisheries and marine food webs.
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E.
Atherinomorphae
Atherinomorphae is a clade of ray-finned fishes that includes silversides, killifishes, and livebearers, many of which inhabit marine and freshwater surface waters worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ genus ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
jacksmelt
ⓘ
neotropical silversides ⓘ |
| distribution |
eastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Neotropical realm ⓘ |
| family |
Atherinopsidae
ⓘ
Atherinopsidae ⓘ |
| foundIn | Pacific coastal ecosystems ⓘ |
| habitat |
bays and estuaries
ⓘ
coastal marine waters ⓘ coastal marine waters ⓘ estuarine waters ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Atherinopsis californiensis
ⓘ
linked to:
Atherinopsis
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
eastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
eastern Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| order |
Atheriniformes
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Atheriniformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Atherinopsinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Atherinopsidae
Atherinopsis ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | small pelagic fish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atherinopsis Description of subject: Atherinopsis is a genus of neotropical silverside fishes known from coastal marine and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.