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    "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed",
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    "generatedAt": "2026-09-13T06:11:32Z",
    "providers": [
      "Claude"
    ],
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    "pass": 2,
    "wave": 3,
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      "producedAt": "2026-10-06T10:00:00Z",
      "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T07:10:11+00:00",
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        "ethics",
        "owners"
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    "name": "aquatic animal",
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      "PHY.LIV"
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    "purpose": "Let an agent explain aquatic animals as a habitat-based category, relay adaptations, groups and habitats from zoological sources, describe freshwater and marine fauna and diving animals, and distinguish aquatic animals from aquatic plants, from semi-aquatic animals and from the folkloric or misfiled aliases in the registry.",
    "definition": "Any animal that lives in water for all or most of its life, whether in fresh water, such as freshwater fish, amphibians and invertebrates, or in the sea, as marine fauna from plankton and corals to fish, whales and seabirds that feed at sea, including fully aquatic groups, diving animals that return to land or air, and aquatic salamanders; aquatic animals breathe through gills, lungs, skin or other adaptations and are classified by habitat, taxonomy and lifestyle rather than as a single natural group.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Not applicable; a habitat-based category.",
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      "explain the category",
      "relay adaptations and groups",
      "describe habitats",
      "distinguish related categories"
    ],
    "distinguishing_features": [
      "Water habitat",
      "Diverse taxa",
      "Respiratory adaptations",
      "Freshwater and marine"
    ],
    "appearance": "Animals of many forms living in water.",
    "visual_identification": [
      "Animal living in water",
      "Freshwater animals, marine fauna, diving animals, aquatic salamanders",
      "Aquatic plants are not animals; semi-aquatic animals divide time between water and land; the alias Nahang is folkloric"
    ],
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      {
        "quantity": "ocean animal species described",
        "typical_range": "about 240000",
        "unit": "count",
        "note": "WoRMS estimates"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "freshwater fish species",
        "typical_range": "over 18000",
        "unit": "count",
        "note": ""
      },
      {
        "quantity": "breathing adaptations",
        "typical_range": "gills, lungs, skin, spiracles",
        "unit": "list",
        "note": ""
      }
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      "freshwater animals such as fish, amphibians, crustaceans and molluscs",
      "marine fauna from plankton and invertebrates to fish and marine mammals",
      "diving animals such as seals, penguins and diving birds",
      "fully aquatic amphibians such as aquatic salamanders",
      "aquatic insects and larvae",
      "semi-aquatic animals as a boundary category"
    ],
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "animal",
        "why": "in registry terms"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "aquatic organism",
        "why": "in registry terms"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "fauna",
        "why": "in registry terms"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is contrasted with",
        "target": "terrestrial animal",
        "why": "living on land"
      }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "Fisheries and wildlife protection laws",
      "CITES and marine conservation agreements",
      "Animal welfare rules for aquatic animals in aquaculture and research"
    ],
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      "Treating aquatic animals as a taxonomic group",
      "Registry aliases that are folkloric or misfiled such as Nahang and collectors",
      "Overlooking freshwater biodiversity loss"
    ],
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    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": [],
    "agent_conduct": {
      "may": [
        "Describe aquatic animals and their habitats from biological sources.",
        "Report sightings of stranded, injured or invasive aquatic animals to the responsible body."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Treat aquatic animals as a single taxonomic group.",
        "Encourage taking, releasing or moving aquatic animals between waters without permission.",
        "Present folkloric beings listed as aliases as real animals.",
        "Disturb protected species or their breeding sites."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Rescuing, handling or releasing aquatic animals."
      ]
    },
    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "Freshwater and marine biodiversity is declining fast.",
        "Moving animals between waters spreads disease and invasive species."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Aquatic animals themselves",
        "Fishing communities",
        "Ecosystems downstream"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "Nobody: wild animals are protected by law; kept animals belong to their keeper.",
      "master_systems": [
        "Species occurrence and conservation databases"
      ]
    }
  },
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        "id": "understand",
        "name": "Understand",
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        "rationale": "Science.",
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            "id": "definition",
            "name": "Definition",
            "description": "Definition.",
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              {
                "id": "definition-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "What is an aquatic animal, and how does the category differ from aquatic plants, semi-aquatic animals and taxonomic groups?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the question about aquatic animals in general, a habitat, a group or a folkloric creature?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
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            "id": "groups",
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            "description": "Groups.",
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                "id": "groups-finding",
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                "description": "Groups.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What are the main freshwater and marine animal groups, diving animals and aquatic salamanders?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific group?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "biology",
        "name": "Biology",
        "description": "Adaptations.",
        "rationale": "Science.",
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          {
            "id": "adaptations",
            "name": "Adaptations",
            "description": "Adaptations.",
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              {
                "id": "adaptations-finding",
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                "description": "Adaptations.",
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                  {
                    "text": "How do aquatic animals breathe, move, regulate salt and sense in water?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
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            "id": "diving",
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              {
                "id": "diving-finding",
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                "description": "Diving.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do diving mammals and birds cope with pressure and oxygen limits?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
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        "id": "habitats",
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            "description": "Freshwater.",
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                "id": "freshwater-finding",
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                "description": "Freshwater.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What characterises freshwater habitats and their fauna, and why are they threatened?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits freshwater ecosystem?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
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            "id": "marine",
            "name": "Marine",
            "description": "Marine.",
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                "id": "marine-finding",
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                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What characterises marine fauna across zones from coasts to the deep sea?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits marine life?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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      {
        "id": "context",
        "name": "Context",
        "description": "People and culture.",
        "rationale": "Context.",
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            "id": "people",
            "name": "People",
            "description": "Use and conservation.",
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                "id": "people-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "How do fisheries, aquaculture and conservation involve aquatic animals?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits marine conservation?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "culture",
            "name": "Culture",
            "description": "Culture.",
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              {
                "id": "culture-finding",
                "name": "Culture",
                "description": "Culture.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do aquatic animals and sea creatures such as the Nahang appear in folklore?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits sea monster?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should marine fauna and freshwater animal be separate primary entries?",
    "How should zoological sources be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases including a folkloric creature and an unrelated term; should they be removed?"
  ],
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