Sebastes melanops
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Sebastes melanops is a species of rockfish commonly known as black rockfish or black seaperch, found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sebastes melanops canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10314791 — 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: Sebastes melanops Context triple: [Sebastidae, contains, Sebastes melanops]
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A.
Melanogrammus
Melanogrammus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the cod family, best known for including the commercially important haddock.
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B.
Sebastes goodei
Sebastes goodei, commonly known as chilipepper rockfish, is a Pacific marine fish species valued in commercial and recreational fisheries along the west coast of North America.
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C.
Muraenesox
Muraenesox is a genus of large marine eels commonly known as pike congers, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
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D.
Symphurus
Symphurus is a genus of tonguefish, small bottom-dwelling flatfishes found in marine and occasionally brackish waters worldwide.
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E.
Sardinops
Sardinops is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as sardines, found in temperate coastal waters and important in commercial fisheries and marine food webs.
- 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: Sebastes melanops Target entity description: Sebastes melanops is a species of rockfish commonly known as black rockfish or black seaperch, found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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A.
Melanogrammus
Melanogrammus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the cod family, best known for including the commercially important haddock.
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B.
Sebastes goodei
Sebastes goodei, commonly known as chilipepper rockfish, is a Pacific marine fish species valued in commercial and recreational fisheries along the west coast of North America.
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C.
Muraenesox
Muraenesox is a genus of large marine eels commonly known as pike congers, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
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D.
Symphurus
Symphurus is a genus of tonguefish, small bottom-dwelling flatfishes found in marine and occasionally brackish waters worldwide.
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E.
Sardinops
Sardinops is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as sardines, found in temperate coastal waters and important in commercial fisheries and marine food webs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine fish
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rockfish ⓘ species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| behavior |
often forms large aggregations
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schooling ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
dark gray to black
ⓘ
lighter on sides and belly ⓘ |
| commonName |
black rockfish
ⓘ
black seaperch ⓘ sea bass ⓘ |
| describedBy | Charles Frédéric Girard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ squid ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution |
Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Alaska ⓘ |
| family | Scorpaenidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fecundity | tens of thousands of larvae per brood ⓘ |
| finColor | dark fins ⓘ |
| fisheryUse |
food fish
ⓘ
sport fishing target ⓘ |
| genus | Sebastes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
continental shelf
ⓘ
kelp forests ⓘ nearshore rocky reefs ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| importance |
commercial fishery species
ⓘ
recreational fishery species ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| management | subject to rockfish fishery regulations in the northeastern Pacific ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | 366 meters ⓘ |
| maximumLength | 69 centimeters ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | 4.5 kilograms ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
large mouth
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robust body ⓘ spiny dorsal fin ⓘ |
| nativeRange | northeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| order | Scorpaeniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Sebastes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| regionOfFisheryImportance |
British Columbia coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. West Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | live-bearing ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalDepthRange | 0–180 meters ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 30–50 centimeters ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1856 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sebastes melanops Description of subject: Sebastes melanops is a species of rockfish commonly known as black rockfish or black seaperch, found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.