Chum salmon
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Chum salmon is a Pacific salmon species known for its extensive anadromous migrations, ecological importance, and value to commercial and subsistence fisheries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chum salmon canonical | 9 |
| Oncorhynchus keta | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1813631 — 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: Chum salmon Context triple: [Fraser River, supportsSpecies, Chum salmon]
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A.
Chinook salmon
Chinook salmon is a large, anadromous Pacific salmon species prized for its ecological importance, commercial value, and rich, flavorful flesh.
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B.
Coho salmon
Coho salmon is a species of Pacific salmon known for its anadromous life cycle, ecological importance, and value in commercial and recreational fisheries along the North American west coast.
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C.
Sockeye salmon
Sockeye salmon is a species of Pacific salmon known for its bright red spawning coloration, long-distance migrations from ocean to freshwater rivers, and high commercial and ecological importance.
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D.
Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon is a migratory fish species native to the North Atlantic Ocean and its connected rivers, renowned for its long-distance spawning runs and importance in both ecology and fisheries.
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E.
Brook trout
The brook trout is a small, colorful freshwater fish native to eastern North America, prized by anglers and often found in cold, clear streams and lakes.
- 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: Chum salmon Target entity description: Chum salmon is a Pacific salmon species known for its extensive anadromous migrations, ecological importance, and value to commercial and subsistence fisheries.
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A.
Chinook salmon
Chinook salmon is a large, anadromous Pacific salmon species prized for its ecological importance, commercial value, and rich, flavorful flesh.
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B.
Coho salmon
Coho salmon is a species of Pacific salmon known for its anadromous life cycle, ecological importance, and value in commercial and recreational fisheries along the North American west coast.
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C.
Sockeye salmon
Sockeye salmon is a species of Pacific salmon known for its bright red spawning coloration, long-distance migrations from ocean to freshwater rivers, and high commercial and ecological importance.
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D.
Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon is a migratory fish species native to the North Atlantic Ocean and its connected rivers, renowned for its long-distance spawning runs and importance in both ecology and fisheries.
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E.
Brook trout
The brook trout is a small, colorful freshwater fish native to eastern North America, prized by anglers and often found in cold, clear streams and lakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
anadromous fish ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ species ⓘ |
| authority |
Walbaum
ⓘ
surface form:
Walbaum, 1792
|
| bodyColoration |
metallic blue-green on back at sea
ⓘ
silvery sides at sea ⓘ |
| commonName |
chum salmon
ⓘ
dog salmon ⓘ keta salmon ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important to Indigenous peoples of the North Pacific ⓘ |
| dietAtSea |
small fish
ⓘ
squid ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| dietInFreshwater | does not actively feed ⓘ |
| distributionByCountry |
British Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada (British Columbia, Yukon)
China (northeastern Pacific coast) ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russia (Far East)
Alaska Maritime region ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Alaska Pacific coast)
|
| ecologicalRole |
marine nutrient transporter to freshwater ecosystems
ⓘ
prey for bears ⓘ prey for eagles ⓘ prey for marine mammals ⓘ |
| eggDeposition | redds in gravel ⓘ |
| family | Salmonidae ⓘ |
| genus | Oncorhynchus ⓘ |
| habitatAtSea |
coastal waters
ⓘ
open North Pacific ⓘ |
| habitatInFreshwater | gravel-bottom streams ⓘ |
| hasHatcheryProduction | yes ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
alevin ⓘ egg ⓘ fry ⓘ smolt ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | anadromous ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 100 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 15 kg ⓘ |
| migratesFrom | ocean ⓘ |
| migratesTo | freshwater spawning grounds ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic Ocean marginal seas
Asian Pacific coast ⓘ Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
surface form:
North American Pacific coast
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
|
| order | Salmoniformes ⓘ |
| postSpawning | dies after spawning ⓘ |
| product |
canned salmon
ⓘ
frozen salmon ⓘ salmon roe ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | semelparous ⓘ |
| roeUse |
caviar substitute
ⓘ
ikura ⓘ |
| salinityTolerance |
brackish water
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ marine water ⓘ |
| salmonType | Pacific salmon species ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Chum salmon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oncorhynchus keta
|
| spawningColoration |
developed canine-like teeth in males
ⓘ
mottled red and olive green vertical bars ⓘ |
| spawningSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
late summer ⓘ |
| spawnsIn |
freshwater rivers
ⓘ
freshwater streams ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing in some regions ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 60–70 cm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ subsistence fisheries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Chum salmon Description of subject: Chum salmon is a Pacific salmon species known for its extensive anadromous migrations, ecological importance, and value to commercial and subsistence fisheries.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oncorhynchus keta
this entity surface form:
Oncorhynchus keta