Pollachius virens
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Pollachius virens is a commercially important North Atlantic fish species, commonly known as saithe or coalfish, valued for food and sport fishing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pollachius virens canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4046900 — 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: Pollachius virens Context triple: [Gadidae, containsTaxon, Pollachius virens]
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A.
Tersina viridis
Tersina viridis, commonly known as the swallow tanager, is a brightly colored Neotropical bird species notable for its vivid turquoise plumage and distinctive swallow-like shape.
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B.
Colinus cristatus
Colinus cristatus, commonly known as the crested bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to Central and South America, recognized by its distinctive head crest and mottled plumage.
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C.
Penelope purpurascens
Penelope purpurascens, commonly known as the crested guan, is a large, arboreal game bird native to the tropical forests of Central and northern South America.
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D.
Eudocimus
Eudocimus is a genus of wading birds in the ibis family, best known for including the brightly colored scarlet ibis and related species.
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E.
Philortyx fasciatus
Philortyx fasciatus, commonly known as the banded quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird native to Mexico and the type species of the genus Philortyx.
- 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: Pollachius virens Target entity description: Pollachius virens is a commercially important North Atlantic fish species, commonly known as saithe or coalfish, valued for food and sport fishing.
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A.
Tersina viridis
Tersina viridis, commonly known as the swallow tanager, is a brightly colored Neotropical bird species notable for its vivid turquoise plumage and distinctive swallow-like shape.
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B.
Colinus cristatus
Colinus cristatus, commonly known as the crested bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to Central and South America, recognized by its distinctive head crest and mottled plumage.
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C.
Penelope purpurascens
Penelope purpurascens, commonly known as the crested guan, is a large, arboreal game bird native to the tropical forests of Central and northern South America.
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D.
Eudocimus
Eudocimus is a genus of wading birds in the ibis family, best known for including the brightly colored scarlet ibis and related species.
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E.
Philortyx fasciatus
Philortyx fasciatus, commonly known as the banded quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird native to Mexico and the type species of the genus Philortyx.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
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marine organism ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| authority | (Linnaeus, 1758) ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pollachius virens self-link ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongate ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
food fish
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sport fishing ⓘ |
| commonName |
coalfish
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pollock ⓘ saithe ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Barents Sea
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Icelandic waters ⓘ North Sea ⓘ northwestern Atlantic off North America ⓘ waters off Greenland ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | mid-trophic predator ⓘ |
| family | Gadidae ⓘ |
| fisheryImportance | commercially important ⓘ |
| fisheryMethod |
gillnetting
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longlining ⓘ trawling ⓘ |
| genus | Pollachius ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
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continental shelf waters ⓘ offshore banks ⓘ temperate marine waters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 130 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 20 kg ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
dark back
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lighter belly ⓘ small chin barbel or none ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Atlantic Ocean
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surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
North-East Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Atlantic
Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Atlantic
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| order | Gadiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Pollachius pollachius ⓘ |
| reproduction | spawning in late winter to spring ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | predatory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fresh consumption
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frozen products ⓘ processed fish products ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pollachius virens Description of subject: Pollachius virens is a commercially important North Atlantic fish species, commonly known as saithe or coalfish, valued for food and sport fishing.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.