European eel
E240852
The European eel is a migratory fish species native to European and North African waters, known for its complex life cycle that includes spawning in the Sargasso Sea and long-distance journeys between marine and freshwater habitats.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European eel canonical | 6 |
| Anguilla the eel | 1 |
| European eels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2156838 — 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: European eel Context triple: [Llyn Tegid, habitatOf, European eel]
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A.
Pacific lamprey
The Pacific lamprey is an ancient, eel-like jawless fish native to the Pacific coast of North America, where it plays a key ecological and cultural role, particularly for Indigenous communities.
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B.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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C.
Amur sturgeon
The Amur sturgeon is a large, long-lived freshwater fish native to the Amur River basin in East Asia, valued for its caviar and threatened by overfishing and habitat degradation.
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D.
Gadus aeglefinus
Gadus aeglefinus is the haddock, a North Atlantic marine fish widely used in traditional smoked and fried dishes.
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E.
Sturgeon
Sturgeon is a surname most prominently associated with Nicola Sturgeon, the former First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party.
- 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: European eel Target entity description: The European eel is a migratory fish species native to European and North African waters, known for its complex life cycle that includes spawning in the Sargasso Sea and long-distance journeys between marine and freshwater habitats.
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A.
Pacific lamprey
The Pacific lamprey is an ancient, eel-like jawless fish native to the Pacific coast of North America, where it plays a key ecological and cultural role, particularly for Indigenous communities.
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B.
Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
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C.
Amur sturgeon
The Amur sturgeon is a large, long-lived freshwater fish native to the Amur River basin in East Asia, valued for its caviar and threatened by overfishing and habitat degradation.
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D.
Gadus aeglefinus
Gadus aeglefinus is the haddock, a North Atlantic marine fish widely used in traditional smoked and fried dishes.
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E.
Sturgeon
Sturgeon is a surname most prominently associated with Nicola Sturgeon, the former First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catadromous fish
ⓘ
migratory fish ⓘ species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| ageAtMaturity | about 5–20 years ⓘ |
| binomialName | Anguilla anguilla ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
snake-like ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix II ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| coloration |
olive-brown to dark green on the back
ⓘ
yellowish to whitish on the belly ⓘ |
| commercialUse | food fish ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| dorsalFin | long and continuous with caudal and anal fins ⓘ |
| family | Anguillidae ⓘ |
| genus | Anguilla ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategory | CR ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN3.1
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria
|
| juvenileStage | glass eel ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage | leptocephalus ⓘ |
| lifeCycleType | catadromous ⓘ |
| matureStage | silver eel ⓘ |
| maximumAge | over 50 years in captivity ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength | about 1.5 metres ⓘ |
| migratesBetween | marine waters and freshwater habitats ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea basin ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Sea
North Africa ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic Ocean
|
| order | Anguilliformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | EU eel management plans ⓘ |
| reproduction | semelparous ⓘ |
| spawningBehavior | spawns once then dies ⓘ |
| spawnsIn | Sargasso Sea ⓘ |
| subadultStage | yellow eel ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
barriers to migration
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ overfishing ⓘ parasites ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European eel Description of subject: The European eel is a migratory fish species native to European and North African waters, known for its complex life cycle that includes spawning in the Sargasso Sea and long-distance journeys between marine and freshwater habitats.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: European eel
linked to: European eel
subject linked to:
Marais Poitevin regional natural park