Indus river dolphin
E1491146
UNEXPLORED
The Indus river dolphin is a rare, nearly blind freshwater cetacean endemic to the Indus River system in Pakistan and India, known for its long beak and endangered conservation status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indus river dolphin canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21559124 — 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: Indus river dolphin Context triple: [Platanistidae, hasMember, Indus river dolphin]
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A.
Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an endangered, nearly blind freshwater dolphin native to the river systems of the Indian subcontinent, where it serves as an important indicator of river ecosystem health.
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B.
Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin is a distinctive, endangered freshwater and coastal dolphin species known for its rounded head, lack of a beak, and fragmented populations across South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Baiji
Baiji is an Iraqi city in Salah ad Din Governorate known for its major oil refinery and strategic location along the Tigris River.
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D.
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
The Yangtze river dolphin, or baiji, was a nearly blind freshwater dolphin endemic to China’s Yangtze River and is now considered functionally extinct due to habitat degradation and human activity.
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E.
La Plata dolphin
The La Plata dolphin is a small, coastal river dolphin native to the estuaries and coastal waters of southeastern South America, known for its long, narrow beak and threatened conservation status.
- 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: Indus river dolphin Target entity description: The Indus river dolphin is a rare, nearly blind freshwater cetacean endemic to the Indus River system in Pakistan and India, known for its long beak and endangered conservation status.
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A.
Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an endangered, nearly blind freshwater dolphin native to the river systems of the Indian subcontinent, where it serves as an important indicator of river ecosystem health.
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B.
Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin is a distinctive, endangered freshwater and coastal dolphin species known for its rounded head, lack of a beak, and fragmented populations across South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Baiji
Baiji is an Iraqi city in Salah ad Din Governorate known for its major oil refinery and strategic location along the Tigris River.
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D.
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
The Yangtze river dolphin, or baiji, was a nearly blind freshwater dolphin endemic to China’s Yangtze River and is now considered functionally extinct due to habitat degradation and human activity.
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E.
La Plata dolphin
The La Plata dolphin is a small, coastal river dolphin native to the estuaries and coastal waters of southeastern South America, known for its long, narrow beak and threatened conservation status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.