Osmerus
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Osmerus is a genus of small, silvery smelt fishes found in cold marine and freshwater environments of the Northern Hemisphere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Osmerus canonical | 1 |
| Osmerus mordax | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16615360 — 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: Osmerus Context triple: [Osmeridae, includesGenus, Osmerus]
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A.
Tinca
Tinca is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family, best known for the tench commonly found in European and Asian lakes and rivers.
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B.
Labeo
Labeo is a cognomen used by members of the ancient Roman gens Fabia, identifying a particular family branch within that patrician lineage.
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C.
Esomus
Esomus is a genus of small Asian freshwater cyprinid fishes commonly known as flying barbs, noted for their elongated bodies and barbels.
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D.
Lampetra
Lampetra is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys found in freshwater and coastal marine environments of the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Alosa
Alosa is a genus of shad fishes in the herring family, known for their migratory behavior between marine and freshwater environments.
- 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: Osmerus Target entity description: Osmerus is a genus of small, silvery smelt fishes found in cold marine and freshwater environments of the Northern Hemisphere.
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A.
Tinca
Tinca is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family, best known for the tench commonly found in European and Asian lakes and rivers.
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B.
Labeo
Labeo is a cognomen used by members of the ancient Roman gens Fabia, identifying a particular family branch within that patrician lineage.
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C.
Esomus
Esomus is a genus of small Asian freshwater cyprinid fishes commonly known as flying barbs, noted for their elongated bodies and barbels.
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D.
Lampetra
Lampetra is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys found in freshwater and coastal marine environments of the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Alosa
Alosa is a genus of shad fishes in the herring family, known for their migratory behavior between marine and freshwater environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Osmerus mordax