Pleuronectes platessa
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Pleuronectes platessa, commonly known as the European plaice, is a commercially important flatfish species found in the northeastern Atlantic and adjacent seas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pleuronectes platessa canonical | 2 |
| European plaice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9859808 — 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: Pleuronectes platessa Context triple: [Pleuronectidae, includes, Pleuronectes platessa]
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A.
Gadus aeglefinus
Gadus aeglefinus is the haddock, a North Atlantic marine fish widely used in traditional smoked and fried dishes.
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B.
Gadus morhua
Gadus morhua is the Atlantic cod, a commercially important marine fish species native to the cold waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Flounder
Flounder is Ariel’s loyal but easily frightened tropical fish friend in Disney’s animated film "The Little Mermaid."
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D.
Pollachius pollachius
Pollachius pollachius is a North Atlantic marine fish species in the cod family, commonly known as pollack or Atlantic pollock, valued both commercially and recreationally.
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E.
Trisopterus luscus
Trisopterus luscus is a small marine fish species commonly known as pouting, found in the northeastern Atlantic and often caught in coastal fisheries.
- 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: Pleuronectes platessa Target entity description: Pleuronectes platessa, commonly known as the European plaice, is a commercially important flatfish species found in the northeastern Atlantic and adjacent seas.
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A.
Gadus aeglefinus
Gadus aeglefinus is the haddock, a North Atlantic marine fish widely used in traditional smoked and fried dishes.
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B.
Gadus morhua
Gadus morhua is the Atlantic cod, a commercially important marine fish species native to the cold waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Flounder
Flounder is Ariel’s loyal but easily frightened tropical fish friend in Disney’s animated film "The Little Mermaid."
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D.
Pollachius pollachius
Pollachius pollachius is a North Atlantic marine fish species in the cod family, commonly known as pollack or Atlantic pollock, valued both commercially and recreationally.
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E.
Trisopterus luscus
Trisopterus luscus is a small marine fish species commonly known as pouting, found in the northeastern Atlantic and often caught in coastal fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flatfish
ⓘ
marine organism ⓘ species of fish ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pleuronectes platessa ⓘ |
| bodyColor | brown upper side with orange or red spots ⓘ |
| bodyShape | laterally flattened ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialImportance | high ⓘ |
| commonName |
European plaice
ⓘ
linked to:
Pleuronectes platessa
|
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
bivalve molluscs
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ small benthic invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution | northeastern Atlantic from Barents Sea to Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| ecologicalZone | demersal ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| eyePosition | both eyes on right side of body ⓘ |
| family | Pleuronectidae ⓘ |
| fisheryGear |
beam trawls
ⓘ
bottom trawls ⓘ |
| fisheryType | commercial fisheries ⓘ |
| fleshColor | white ⓘ |
| habitat |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ Irish Sea ⓘ North Sea ⓘ continental shelf ⓘ northeastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
North-East Atlantic Ocean
shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| juvenileHabitat | shallow coastal nursery grounds ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalDevelopment | pelagic larvae ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| lowerSideColor | white ⓘ |
| marketUse | human consumption ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 100 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 7 kg ⓘ |
| order | Pleuronectiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Pleuronectes
ⓘ
linked to:
Pleuronectidae
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | eastern North Atlantic ⓘ |
| salinityPreference | marine ⓘ |
| salinityTolerance | slightly brackish waters ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | offshore waters ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | winter to early spring ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 20–50 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Pleuronectes platessa Description of subject: Pleuronectes platessa, commonly known as the European plaice, is a commercially important flatfish species found in the northeastern Atlantic and adjacent seas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pleuronectes platessa