Platybelone
E871492
Platybelone is a genus of needlefish, a group of elongated, predatory marine fishes known for their slender bodies and long, beak-like jaws.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Platybelone canonical | 1 |
| Platybelone argalus | 1 |
| Platybelone argalus argalus | 1 |
| Platybelone lovii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10560614 — 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: Platybelone Context triple: [Belonidae, containsGenus, Platybelone]
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A.
Blissenobiarella
Blissenobiarella is a character from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, known as a member of the aristocracy on the planet Kalgan who becomes romantically involved with the Mule.
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B.
Ceratopipra
Ceratopipra is a genus of small, often brightly colored Neotropical birds known as manakins, found in forested regions of Central and South America.
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C.
Thelepte
Thelepte was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Byzacena, located in what is now central Tunisia.
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D.
Xenaploactis
Xenaploactis is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling velvetfishes known from marine waters in the Indo-Pacific region.
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E.
Pleistrus
Pleistrus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Helen of Troy.
- 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: Platybelone Target entity description: Platybelone is a genus of needlefish, a group of elongated, predatory marine fishes known for their slender bodies and long, beak-like jaws.
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A.
Blissenobiarella
Blissenobiarella is a character from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, known as a member of the aristocracy on the planet Kalgan who becomes romantically involved with the Mule.
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B.
Ceratopipra
Ceratopipra is a genus of small, often brightly colored Neotropical birds known as manakins, found in forested regions of Central and South America.
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C.
Thelepte
Thelepte was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Byzacena, located in what is now central Tunisia.
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D.
Xenaploactis
Xenaploactis is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling velvetfishes known from marine waters in the Indo-Pacific region.
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E.
Pleistrus
Pleistrus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Helen of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
marine fishes
ⓘ
needlefish ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Barton Warren Evermann
ⓘ
David Starr Jordan ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | marine predator ⓘ |
| family | Belonidae ⓘ |
| feedingType | predatory ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine environment
ⓘ
subtropical waters ⓘ tropical waters ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elongated body
ⓘ
long narrow jaws ⓘ streamlined shape ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | needlefish ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Platybelone argalus
ⓘ
linked to:
Platybelone
Platybelone argalus argalus ⓘ
linked to:
Platybelone
Platybelone argalus platyura ⓘ Platybelone lovii ⓘ
linked to:
Platybelone
|
| jawShape | long beak-like jaws ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | active swimmer ⓘ |
| order | Beloniformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Belonidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superclass | Osteichthyes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Platybelone argalus ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1896 ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Platybelone Description of subject: Platybelone is a genus of needlefish, a group of elongated, predatory marine fishes known for their slender bodies and long, beak-like jaws.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Platybelone
linked to: Platybelone
linked to: Platybelone