Dungeness crab
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The Dungeness crab is a large, commercially important crab species native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized for its sweet, tender meat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dungeness crab canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1932943 — 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: Dungeness crab Context triple: [Puget Sound, marineLifeIncludes, Dungeness crab]
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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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Christmas Island red crab
The Christmas Island red crab is a land-dwelling crab species famous for its spectacular mass migrations from the forest to the coast on Australia’s Christmas Island.
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E.
Salmon
Salmon is a common name for several species of migratory fish in the family Salmonidae, widely known as a popular food source and for their remarkable upstream spawning journeys.
- 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: Dungeness crab Target entity description: 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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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.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Christmas Island red crab
The Christmas Island red crab is a land-dwelling crab species famous for its spectacular mass migrations from the forest to the coast on Australia’s Christmas Island.
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E.
Salmon
Salmon is a common name for several species of migratory fish in the family Salmonidae, widely known as a popular food source and for their remarkable upstream spawning journeys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crab species
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decapod ⓘ marine crustacean ⓘ |
| bodyShape | broad oval carapace ⓘ |
| carapaceWidth | up to about 20 centimeters ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
crab fishery
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seafood ⓘ |
| commonInCuisineOf |
California cuisine
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Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| culinaryUse |
boiled crab
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crab meat in crab cakes ⓘ crab meat in salads ⓘ steamed crab ⓘ |
| describedBy | James Dwight Dana ⓘ |
| diet |
bivalves
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fish carrion ⓘ small crustaceans ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| economicImportance | commercially important crab species on US West Coast ⓘ |
| family | Cancridae ⓘ |
| feedingType | opportunistic omnivore ⓘ |
| fisheryManagement |
seasonal closures
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sex-specific harvest regulations ⓘ size limits ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Bering Sea
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Gulf of Alaska ⓘ coastal waters of Alaska ⓘ coastal waters of British Columbia ⓘ coastal waters of California ⓘ coastal waters of Oregon ⓘ coastal waters of Washington ⓘ |
| genus | Metacarcinus ⓘ |
| habitat |
estuaries
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muddy bottoms ⓘ sandy bottoms ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 230 meters ⓘ |
| meatCharacteristic |
sweet flavor
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tender texture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dungeness, Washington ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Pacific coast of North America
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eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction |
egg-bearing female (ovigerous)
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external fertilization ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea ⓘ |
| taxonName |
Cancer magister
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Metacarcinus magister ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
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ocean acidification ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1852 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dungeness crab Description of subject: The Dungeness crab is a large, commercially important crab species native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized for its sweet, tender meat.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.