Portunus
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Portunus is a Roman god associated with harbors, ports, and gateways, often linked to the protection of ships and maritime trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portunus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21071452 — 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: Portunus Context triple: [Melicertes, hasRomanName, Portunus]
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A.
Psettina
Psettina is a genus of small lefteye flounders, a type of flatfish found on sandy or muddy sea bottoms in various marine regions.
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B.
Sebastes entomelas
Sebastes entomelas is the widow rockfish, a long-lived marine fish species found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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C.
Serranus
Serranus is a masculine given name most notably borne by Serranus Clinton Hastings, a 19th-century American politician and jurist.
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D.
Bagre marinus
Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
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E.
Muraenesox
Muraenesox is a genus of large marine eels commonly known as pike congers, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
- 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: Portunus Target entity description: Portunus is a Roman god associated with harbors, ports, and gateways, often linked to the protection of ships and maritime trade.
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A.
Psettina
Psettina is a genus of small lefteye flounders, a type of flatfish found on sandy or muddy sea bottoms in various marine regions.
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B.
Sebastes entomelas
Sebastes entomelas is the widow rockfish, a long-lived marine fish species found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
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C.
Serranus
Serranus is a masculine given name most notably borne by Serranus Clinton Hastings, a 19th-century American politician and jurist.
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D.
Bagre marinus
Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
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E.
Muraenesox
Muraenesox is a genus of large marine eels commonly known as pike congers, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Melicertes