Euphausia pacifica
E403183
Euphausia pacifica is a species of krill found in the North Pacific Ocean, where it plays a key role as a primary food source for many marine animals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euphausia pacifica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3946344 — 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: Euphausia pacifica Context triple: [Euphausiacea, includes, Euphausia pacifica]
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A.
Antarctic krill
Antarctic krill are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that form massive swarms and serve as a keystone species at the base of the Antarctic marine food web.
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B.
Euphausiacea
Euphausiacea is an order of small, shrimp-like marine crustaceans known as krill, which form massive swarms and play a crucial role as primary consumers in ocean food webs.
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C.
Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri is a large, sea-duck species known as the spectacled eider, distinguished by its striking facial markings and breeding in Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and Siberia.
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D.
Pacific herring
Pacific herring is a small, schooling forage fish of the North Pacific Ocean that plays a key ecological role as a primary food source for many marine predators and supports important commercial fisheries.
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E.
Atlantic herring
The Atlantic herring is a small, schooling, silver-colored marine fish found in vast shoals across the North Atlantic, where it plays a key ecological and commercial role as a major forage and food species.
- 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: Euphausia pacifica Target entity description: Euphausia pacifica is a species of krill found in the North Pacific Ocean, where it plays a key role as a primary food source for many marine animals.
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A.
Antarctic krill
Antarctic krill are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that form massive swarms and serve as a keystone species at the base of the Antarctic marine food web.
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B.
Euphausiacea
Euphausiacea is an order of small, shrimp-like marine crustaceans known as krill, which form massive swarms and play a crucial role as primary consumers in ocean food webs.
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C.
Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri is a large, sea-duck species known as the spectacled eider, distinguished by its striking facial markings and breeding in Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and Siberia.
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D.
Pacific herring
Pacific herring is a small, schooling forage fish of the North Pacific Ocean that plays a key ecological role as a primary food source for many marine predators and supports important commercial fisheries.
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E.
Atlantic herring
The Atlantic herring is a small, schooling, silver-colored marine fish found in vast shoals across the North Atlantic, where it plays a key ecological and commercial role as a major forage and food species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustacean
ⓘ
euphausiid ⓘ species of krill ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal surface feeding ⓘ |
| behavior |
forms dense swarms
ⓘ
vertical diel migration ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
reddish tint
ⓘ
translucent ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 15–20 mm ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca ⓘ |
| commonName | North Pacific krill ⓘ |
| describedBy | Hansen ⓘ |
| diet |
microalgae
ⓘ
phytoplankton ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution |
Bering Sea
ⓘ
California Current ⓘ
surface form:
California Current system
eastern North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Pacific Ocean
Northwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
key prey species
ⓘ
link between primary producers and higher trophic levels ⓘ |
| family |
Euphausiacea
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphausiidae
|
| fisheryRegion |
Japan
ⓘ
Korea ⓘ eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific off North America
|
| genus | Euphausia ⓘ |
| habitat |
Northern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
continental shelf waters ⓘ pelagic zone ⓘ |
| importance | key component of North Pacific marine food webs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
calyptopis larva
ⓘ
furcilia larva ⓘ nauplius larva ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming by pleopods ⓘ |
| order | Euphausiacea ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| preyedUponBy |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
baleen whales ⓘ blue whales ⓘ fin whales ⓘ herring ⓘ humpback whales ⓘ mackerel ⓘ sardines ⓘ seabirds ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| reproduction |
broadcast spawner
ⓘ
pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| sensorySystem | compound eyes ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| trophicLevel |
primary consumer
ⓘ
secondary consumer ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aquaculture feed
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bait in fisheries ⓘ fishery resource ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1911 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Euphausia pacifica Description of subject: Euphausia pacifica is a species of krill found in the North Pacific Ocean, where it plays a key role as a primary food source for many marine animals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.