Phocoena sinus
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Phocoena sinus, commonly known as the vaquita, is a critically endangered small porpoise species endemic to the northern Gulf of California in Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phocoena sinus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13729216 — 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: Phocoena sinus Context triple: [vaquita marina, nombreCientífico, Phocoena sinus]
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A.
Orcaella
Orcaella is a small genus of oceanic dolphins that includes the Irrawaddy dolphin and related species found in coastal and riverine waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
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B.
Blainville's beaked whale
Blainville's beaked whale is a medium-sized, deep-diving beaked whale species known for its distinctive long beak and widespread distribution in warm and temperate oceans worldwide.
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C.
Commerson's dolphin
Commerson's dolphin is a small, strikingly black-and-white marine dolphin species known for its energetic behavior and coastal habitat in the Southern Hemisphere.
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D.
Peale's dolphin
Peale's dolphin is a small, robust marine dolphin species native to the cold temperate coastal waters of southern South America and the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Cuvier's beaked whale
Cuvier's beaked whale is a deep-diving, elusive cetacean species known for holding the record for the longest and deepest dives among marine mammals.
- 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: Phocoena sinus Target entity description: Phocoena sinus, commonly known as the vaquita, is a critically endangered small porpoise species endemic to the northern Gulf of California in Mexico.
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A.
Orcaella
Orcaella is a small genus of oceanic dolphins that includes the Irrawaddy dolphin and related species found in coastal and riverine waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
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B.
Blainville's beaked whale
Blainville's beaked whale is a medium-sized, deep-diving beaked whale species known for its distinctive long beak and widespread distribution in warm and temperate oceans worldwide.
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C.
Commerson's dolphin
Commerson's dolphin is a small, strikingly black-and-white marine dolphin species known for its energetic behavior and coastal habitat in the Southern Hemisphere.
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D.
Peale's dolphin
Peale's dolphin is a small, robust marine dolphin species native to the cold temperate coastal waters of southern South America and the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Cuvier's beaked whale
Cuvier's beaked whale is a deep-diving, elusive cetacean species known for holding the record for the longest and deepest dives among marine mammals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.