Ophidiiformes
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Ophidiiformes is an order of mostly deep-sea, elongated ray-finned fishes that includes cusk-eels and brotulas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ophidiiformes canonical | 3 |
| Ophidiidae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12716306 — 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: Ophidiiformes Context triple: [Acanthopterygii, contains, Ophidiiformes]
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A.
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
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B.
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae is a family of elongated, burrowing marine fishes commonly known as snake eels, characterized by their snake-like bodies and often reduced or absent fins.
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C.
Saccopharyngiformes
Saccopharyngiformes is an order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes that includes bizarre, eel-like species such as gulper eels, known for their enormous mouths and highly specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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D.
Batrachoidiformes
Batrachoidiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as toadfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads, benthic lifestyles, and often sound-producing abilities.
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E.
Muraenolepididae
Muraenolepididae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes, commonly known as eel cods, found primarily in cold Southern Ocean waters.
- 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: Ophidiiformes Target entity description: Ophidiiformes is an order of mostly deep-sea, elongated ray-finned fishes that includes cusk-eels and brotulas.
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A.
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
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B.
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae is a family of elongated, burrowing marine fishes commonly known as snake eels, characterized by their snake-like bodies and often reduced or absent fins.
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C.
Saccopharyngiformes
Saccopharyngiformes is an order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes that includes bizarre, eel-like species such as gulper eels, known for their enormous mouths and highly specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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D.
Batrachoidiformes
Batrachoidiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as toadfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads, benthic lifestyles, and often sound-producing abilities.
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E.
Muraenolepididae
Muraenolepididae is a family of deep-sea cod-like fishes, commonly known as eel cods, found primarily in cold Southern Ocean waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.