Paracanthurus
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Paracanthurus is a small genus of marine surgeonfishes best known for including the popular blue tang species often seen in coral reef aquariums and tropical Indo-Pacific waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paracanthurus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12700321 — 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: Paracanthurus Context triple: [Paracanthurus hepatus, genus, Paracanthurus]
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A.
Paracanthurus hepatus
Paracanthurus hepatus is a brightly colored Indo-Pacific reef fish, commonly known as the blue tang or regal tang, popularized worldwide by the character Dory in the film "Finding Nemo."
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B.
Operculina
Operculina is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, known for its twining or climbing habit and funnel-shaped flowers.
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C.
Symphurus
Symphurus is a genus of tonguefish, small bottom-dwelling flatfishes found in marine and occasionally brackish waters worldwide.
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D.
Gnathopogon
Gnathopogon is a genus of small freshwater cyprinid fishes native to East Asia, commonly found in rivers and lakes.
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E.
Scorpaenopsis
Scorpaenopsis is a genus of venomous, bottom-dwelling scorpionfishes known for their excellent camouflage on rocky and coral reef substrates.
- 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: Paracanthurus Target entity description: Paracanthurus is a small genus of marine surgeonfishes best known for including the popular blue tang species often seen in coral reef aquariums and tropical Indo-Pacific waters.
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A.
Paracanthurus hepatus
Paracanthurus hepatus is a brightly colored Indo-Pacific reef fish, commonly known as the blue tang or regal tang, popularized worldwide by the character Dory in the film "Finding Nemo."
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B.
Operculina
Operculina is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, known for its twining or climbing habit and funnel-shaped flowers.
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C.
Symphurus
Symphurus is a genus of tonguefish, small bottom-dwelling flatfishes found in marine and occasionally brackish waters worldwide.
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D.
Gnathopogon
Gnathopogon is a genus of small freshwater cyprinid fishes native to East Asia, commonly found in rivers and lakes.
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E.
Scorpaenopsis
Scorpaenopsis is a genus of venomous, bottom-dwelling scorpionfishes known for their excellent camouflage on rocky and coral reef substrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.