Tinca tinca
E229917
Tinca tinca, commonly known as the tench, is a freshwater cyprinid fish native to Europe and western Asia, recognized for its olive-green coloration and preference for slow-moving, vegetated waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tinca tinca canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2038618 — 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: Tinca tinca Context triple: [Cypriniformes, notableSpecies, Tinca tinca]
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A.
Fischeln
Fischeln is a district of the German city of Krefeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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B.
Tikkana
Tikkana was a prominent 13th-century Telugu poet and scholar best known for translating a major portion of the Mahabharata into Telugu and helping shape classical Telugu literature.
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C.
Pescina
Pescina is a small town in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, known as the birthplace of Cardinal Mazarin and for its historic medieval architecture.
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D.
Tayassu pecari
Tayassu pecari, commonly known as the white-lipped peccary, is a social, pig-like hoofed mammal native to Central and South American forests and savannas.
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E.
Tayassu
Tayassu is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to Central and South American forests and scrublands.
- 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: Tinca tinca Target entity description: Tinca tinca, commonly known as the tench, is a freshwater cyprinid fish native to Europe and western Asia, recognized for its olive-green coloration and preference for slow-moving, vegetated waters.
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A.
Fischeln
Fischeln is a district of the German city of Krefeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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B.
Tikkana
Tikkana was a prominent 13th-century Telugu poet and scholar best known for translating a major portion of the Mahabharata into Telugu and helping shape classical Telugu literature.
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C.
Pescina
Pescina is a small town in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, known as the birthplace of Cardinal Mazarin and for its historic medieval architecture.
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D.
Tayassu pecari
Tayassu pecari, commonly known as the white-lipped peccary, is a social, pig-like hoofed mammal native to Central and South American forests and savannas.
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E.
Tayassu
Tayassu is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to Central and South American forests and scrublands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
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freshwater fish ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly crepuscular ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
dark green
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olive-green ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
deep-bodied
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thickset ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
doctor fish
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tench ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
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detritus ⓘ insect larvae ⓘ molluscs ⓘ |
| eyeColor | red-orange ⓘ |
| family | Cyprinidae ⓘ |
| finColor | dark ⓘ |
| genus | Tinca ⓘ |
| habitat |
canals
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freshwater lakes ⓘ ponds ⓘ slow-moving rivers ⓘ |
| habitatPreference |
heavily vegetated waters
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slow-moving waters ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
New Zealand
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North America ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 70 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 7.5 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
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western Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
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| order | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| oxygenTolerance | low oxygen tolerance ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | oviparous ⓘ |
| scaleType | small scales embedded in thick skin ⓘ |
| snoutFeature | small barbel at each corner of the mouth ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | shallow vegetated margins ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | late spring to summer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| turbidityTolerance | high ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 20–40 cm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
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coarse angling ⓘ ornamental pond fish ⓘ |
| waterTemperaturePreference | warm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Tinca tinca Description of subject: Tinca tinca, commonly known as the tench, is a freshwater cyprinid fish native to Europe and western Asia, recognized for its olive-green coloration and preference for slow-moving, vegetated waters.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.