European lobster
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The European lobster is a large clawed marine crustacean native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, prized as a seafood delicacy and known for its dark blue-black shell that turns bright red when cooked.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| European lobster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5464182 — 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: European lobster Context triple: [American lobster, relatedTo, European lobster]
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American lobster
The American lobster is a large, commercially important marine crustacean native to the cold waters of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, prized for its meat and central to New England fisheries and cuisine.
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Caribbean spiny lobster
The Caribbean spiny lobster is a commercially important warm-water crustacean known for its long, spiny antennae and role in tropical reef and coastal ecosystems throughout the Caribbean region.
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Ise-ebi spiny lobster
The Ise-ebi spiny lobster is a prized Japanese spiny lobster species renowned for its sweet, delicate flesh and frequent use in high-end traditional cuisine, especially in coastal regions like Mie Prefecture.
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D.
Dungeness crab
The Dungeness crab is a large, commercially important crab species native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized for its sweet, tender meat.
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Juan Fernández spiny lobster
The Juan Fernández spiny lobster is a large, commercially valuable marine crustacean endemic to the Juan Fernández Archipelago off Chile, renowned for its ecological importance and role in local fisheries.
- 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: European lobster Target entity description: The European lobster is a large clawed marine crustacean native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, prized as a seafood delicacy and known for its dark blue-black shell that turns bright red when cooked.
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A.
American lobster
The American lobster is a large, commercially important marine crustacean native to the cold waters of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, prized for its meat and central to New England fisheries and cuisine.
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B.
Caribbean spiny lobster
The Caribbean spiny lobster is a commercially important warm-water crustacean known for its long, spiny antennae and role in tropical reef and coastal ecosystems throughout the Caribbean region.
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C.
Ise-ebi spiny lobster
The Ise-ebi spiny lobster is a prized Japanese spiny lobster species renowned for its sweet, delicate flesh and frequent use in high-end traditional cuisine, especially in coastal regions like Mie Prefecture.
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D.
Dungeness crab
The Dungeness crab is a large, commercially important crab species native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized for its sweet, tender meat.
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E.
Juan Fernández spiny lobster
The Juan Fernández spiny lobster is a large, commercially valuable marine crustacean endemic to the Juan Fernández Archipelago off Chile, renowned for its ecological importance and role in local fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | species of crustacean ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Homarus gammarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
blue-black
ⓘ
dark blue ⓘ |
| bodyColorWhenCooked | bright red ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
fisheries
ⓘ
seafood ⓘ |
| depthRange | 0–150 m ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| development | larval stages ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
dead organic matter ⓘ echinoderms ⓘ molluscs ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| distributionLimitNorth | northern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionLimitSouth | northwest Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionLimitWest | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Nephropidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | omnivore ⓘ |
| fertilization | external fertilization ⓘ |
| fishingMethod |
lobster pots
ⓘ
traps ⓘ |
| foundIn |
coastal waters of Europe
ⓘ
crevices and burrows ⓘ rocky substrates ⓘ |
| genus | Homarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
benthic zone
ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
abdomen
ⓘ
antennae ⓘ carapace ⓘ crusher claw ⓘ cutter claw ⓘ two large claws ⓘ walking legs ⓘ |
| hasExoskeleton | chitinous exoskeleton ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 60 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 5–6 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursAlongCoast |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| relatedTo | American lobster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| scientificNameAbbreviation | H. gammarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 23–38 cm ⓘ |
| valuedFor | culinary delicacy ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European lobster Description of subject: The European lobster is a large clawed marine crustacean native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, prized as a seafood delicacy and known for its dark blue-black shell that turns bright red when cooked.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.