Eubalaena
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Eubalaena is a genus of large baleen whales commonly known as right whales, found in temperate and subpolar oceans.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eubalaena canonical | 3 |
| Eubalaena glacialis | 2 |
| Balaena | 1 |
| Eubalaena japonica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2717985 — 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: Eubalaena Context triple: [Balaenidae, includes, Eubalaena]
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A.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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B.
Weddell seal
The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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C.
Beluga
The Beluga is a large, bulbous-headed cargo aircraft developed by Airbus, known for transporting oversized aerospace components.
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D.
Steller sea lion
The Steller sea lion is a large, cold-water marine mammal of the North Pacific known for its massive size, thick neck, and loud, roaring vocalizations.
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E.
northern elephant seal
The northern elephant seal is a massive marine mammal of the eastern Pacific known for its extreme sexual dimorphism, deep-diving ability, and large breeding colonies on coastal islands and beaches.
- 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: Eubalaena Target entity description: Eubalaena is a genus of large baleen whales commonly known as right whales, found in temperate and subpolar oceans.
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A.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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B.
Weddell seal
The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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C.
Beluga
The Beluga is a large, bulbous-headed cargo aircraft developed by Airbus, known for transporting oversized aerospace components.
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D.
Steller sea lion
The Steller sea lion is a large, cold-water marine mammal of the North Pacific known for its massive size, thick neck, and loud, roaring vocalizations.
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E.
northern elephant seal
The northern elephant seal is a massive marine mammal of the eastern Pacific known for its extreme sexual dimorphism, deep-diving ability, and large breeding colonies on coastal islands and beaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
baleen whales
ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| breathingOrgan | lungs ⓘ |
| characteristic |
arched upper jaw
ⓘ
callosities on head ⓘ lack of dorsal fin ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | right whales ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened genus ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Eubalaena australis
ⓘ
Eubalaena glacialis ⓘ Eubalaena self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eubalaena japonica
|
| diet |
copepods
ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| family | Balaenidae ⓘ |
| feedingType | filter feeder ⓘ |
| habitat |
subpolar oceans
ⓘ
temperate oceans ⓘ |
| hasBlowholes | two ⓘ |
| hasFeedingApparatus | baleen plates ⓘ |
| hasSkeleton | true ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| historicalThreat | commercial whaling ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeEnvironment | marine ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| namedBy | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Balaenidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | air-breathing ⓘ |
| suborder | Mysticeti ⓘ |
| superfamily | Mysticeti ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
entanglement in fishing gear
ⓘ
ship strikes ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Eubalaena
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eubalaena glacialis
|
| warmBlooded | true ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1864 ⓘ |
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: Eubalaena Description of subject: Eubalaena is a genus of large baleen whales commonly known as right whales, found in temperate and subpolar oceans.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eubalaena glacialis
this entity surface form:
Eubalaena japonica
this entity surface form:
Eubalaena glacialis
this entity surface form:
Balaena